This group is led by parents and dedicated to involving parents in the big questions that confront our schools today - questions about funding, staffing, governance, and academic achievement. We are dedicated to working in a positive and constructive manner with the MPS teachers' union, with the mayor and city council, with our district administrators, with the school board and with our legislators.

Working to support the achievement of all of our children and CHOOSING TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION as the best means of securing a good future for all of us.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MPS_ParentsForum/

Some basic guidelines to remember:

<*> Identify your affiliation: school, neighborhood, organization
<*> Be respectful
<*> To limit volume, please only two posts per day per person
<*> Take personal arguments offline
<*> Stick to the topic of MPS
<*> Don't feed the "flame"
<*> Do not pass along gossip about individuals
<*> When replying, delete old message and just quote specific passage.