Family Participation

The Carlbrook School is resolute in its commitment to involve parents in as many facets of the educational experience as possible. It is the firm belief of the Board that the school is only as effective as the environment it creates for each student. Clearly, this extends far beyond campus borders. In order for Carlbrook to qualitatively impact student lives it must consistently address the needs of their family. Thus, the school has developed specific parent and family conferences and ascribed particular importance to a comprehensive family component.

The Dean is intimately involved in the life of the school, oversees the activities of students during the week and over the weekend, works closely with students and student committees, and with Faculty and Advisors. Thus the Dean is uniquely positioned to collect and coordinate information related to student participation in Academic, Advising, and extracurricular activities. As the Board feels that competent, effective and meaningful parent communication is critical to student success, Carlbrook has also established an Active Participation Benchmark program that facilitates routine parent involvement, communication, information exchange and expectations management. In this way, the school can ensure uniformity of student experience.