>> "Regardless, if we don't have them parents will think we're behind the times and the reputation and parent satisfaction will fall."
In a previous life, I worked at quite a few schools (public and private) as a consultant. How the parents would react and what they thought was always priority number 1. The second priority was how the students would react, because if they reacted negatively, then the parents would inevitably get involved. I've seen this from K-12 from all over the US.
I also have had a lot of teachers and administration say that their biggest issue was making sure the parents were happy with everything. A few even said that it didn't matter what the kids thought, as long as their parents thought one way or the other.
/not every school is like this so ymmv, but a depressingly large amount was. This was 5 years ago, but I really doubt anything has changed.
In a previous life, I worked at quite a few schools (public and private) as a consultant. How the parents would react and what they thought was always priority number 1. The second priority was how the students would react, because if they reacted negatively, then the parents would inevitably get involved. I've seen this from K-12 from all over the US.
I also have had a lot of teachers and administration say that their biggest issue was making sure the parents were happy with everything. A few even said that it didn't matter what the kids thought, as long as their parents thought one way or the other.
/not every school is like this so ymmv, but a depressingly large amount was. This was 5 years ago, but I really doubt anything has changed.