Parent's Role

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As a student enrolled in a parenting class and as a parent of a child enrolled in a cooperative preschool, you will have class requirements to fulfill.

• Attend Orientation to Cooperative Preschool seminar.
• Attend preschool with your child once per week, serving as an assistant teacher.
• Attend a monthly evening parent meeting to keep informed of preschool business and to participate in a parent education discussion.
• Attend a minimum of one parent education seminar each quarter at South Seattle Community College. (3 per year).
• Pay monthly tuition to the preschool for your child's preschool experience.
• Pay quarterly tuition to South Seattle Community College for your parent education.
• Fill a job within the preschool (i.e. board position, telephoning, librarian, etc.).
• Provide snack on a rotating basis for the children at preschool.
• Support the Parent Advisory Council Scholarship Fund activities (i.e. Children's Festival, concert, donation, etc.).
• Participate in fund-raising activities, if any.

Other Cooperative Preschool Roles:

• A Cooperative Spirit/The Cooperative Model
  • Parent's Role
  • The Preschool Board's Role
  • The Preschool Teacher's Role
  • The Parent Ed Instructor's Role
  • South Seattle Community College's Role

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