Webinar: Parent Partnerships: Strategies to Address Common Challenges

Webinar: Parent Partnerships: Strategies to Address Common Challenges

Independent schools depend on strong, collaborative relationships with parents to best support students, foster community, and provide clarity for faculty. This session will explore common challenges to effective parent–school partnerships, including divorce and custody issues, questions about access to student records and school events, student-support needs, and requests for outside professionals to coordinate with school personnel. We will also address concerns about parent conduct at school events and strategies for preventing schools from becoming entangled in disputes or litigation between parents. Finally, we will discuss how thoughtfully drafted enrollment contracts and clear, consistently applied policies can help schools set appropriate boundaries, promote healthy communication, and reinforce shared expectations. This practical session will equip school leaders with tools to navigate complex situations while maintaining trust and protecting the school’s mission.

Meet the Speaker(s)

Grace H. Lee

Grace H. Lee is a seasoned independent school law attorney whose practice includes a wide range of legal issues facing independent schools, including employee relations, disciplinary actions, wage and hour compliance, student safety and disciplinary issues, risk management, and other compliance and regulatory matters. Grace works with independent schools across the country and collaborates proactively with business officers, board members, human resources professionals, and heads of schools to advance the mission, priorities, and culture of institutions while meeting business needs and mitigating risk.

Program Credit Information

CPE Credit

• Learning Objective: Identify and navigate common challenges in parent–school relationships, including custody disputes, access to records, parent conduct concerns, and requests for outside professional involvement.
• Field of Study: Business Management & Organization
• Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
• Program level: Basic
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparations: None
• Recommended CPE Credits 1.0 in Business Management & Organization.
  

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HRCI Information

This program has been pre-approved for 1 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward
aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through
HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

MISBO is a recognized provider of recertification credits. HR Certification Institute® pre-approved this program for credits towards aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification.

SHRM Information

SHRM PDC Credit: 1.0
SHRM BoCK: Business Acumen

MISBO is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.