4th-grade teacher Lindsay Manevitz tells the group that parents were eager to attend classroom publishing parties that showcased students’ writing projects.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew (far right), Chancellor Carmen Fariña (center) and PS 206 Principal Camille Forbes (foreground) address the School Leadership Team plus an audience of teachers, students and parents in the school library.

Parent and SLT member Lissette Santana (left) and teacher Dominic Ciliotta (right) take note as Margarita Martinez, the school’s PTA president and a member of the District 4 Community Education Council, talks about the importance of making parents welcome and providing resources for them.

Chapter leader and dean Victor Diaz discusses some activities that the SLT did last year to involve parents.

Mulgrew, the chancellor and the principal listen as student council members propose mentoring programs.

Parent Mildred Suarez-Milligan talks about parent support for the NEST program for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders at the school.

Fariña confers with Principal Forbes about parent-teacher activities. “This is all part and parcel of what the contract offers,” she said.