The parent representatives at a comprehensive school play a crucial role in promoting constructive cooperation between parents, teachers and the school management. The tasks of the parent representatives cover various areas and contribute to creating a positive school environment. Here are some of the main tasks of a parent representative at a comprehensive school:
- Representation of parents' interests: The parents' representative body represents the interests of parents vis-à-vis the school management, the teaching staff and other school committees. This includes participating in decisions that affect the school and communicating parents' concerns and worries.
- Participation in school committees: Parent representatives take part in various school committees, such as the school conference or the school board. There, they contribute the parents' perspective and help to shape school policy decisions.
- Promote communication between parents and school: Parent representatives support communication between parents and the school. This can take place through regular meetings, information events or the maintenance of communication platforms.
- Participation in the development of the school program: The parent representatives can participate in the development of the school program and ensure that the concerns of the parents are adequately taken into account. This also includes participation in the creation of mission statements and school objectives.
- Support in conflict resolution: Parent representatives can play a supportive role in resolving conflicts between parents, teachers and pupils. Here, it is important to take a mediating position and advocate constructive solutions.
Parent representatives therefore play an active and important role in school life by representing the interests of parents, promoting cooperation and helping to ensure that the school is a positive and supportive place for everyone involved.
The elected parent representatives for the 2023/2024 school year are
Mr. Kollbach and Mrs. Löwen