Pullman Public Schools

We pride ourselves on building strong parent relationships and we encourage parent involvement. Each classroom has a parent communication plan and options for parent volunteers. Volunteers must complete and submit an application to volunteer via the district website.

Please note that in order to volunteer, you must be able to clear a background check.

Our lunchrooms are open for parents to visit and eat with their children. This can be a special treat for children and parents on occasion, but we do not encourage parents to regularly come to our lunch room to visit their child (more than once per week). Our goal for every child is to develop independence. Lunch is one of the only times during the day where students can informally visit with their friends and work on peer-to- peer social skills. This is a very important time for students to interact independently and learn daily lessons on how to interact and problem solve with their peers. If parents are visiting the lunchroom too often, children can miss out on an important learning opportunity. If parents intend to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria, we do request a phone call in the morning before 8:45, so we can prepare enough food for the day.

Along with classroom volunteering, we encourage parents to visit our schools for special events (assemblies, unique class activities, student presentations, etc.) and for special occasions (holiday parties, class parties, birthdays, etc.). We view our schools as community schools and are always looking to increase our parent partnerships. Our schools would not be the amazing places they are without our incredible PTA/PTO groups and supportive parents and community.

Outside of volunteering and special events, parents (visitors) that would like to meet with a teacher, visit their child, or observe a classroom during school hours need to be pre-approved by the school office or classroom teacher (per district policy and procedures 4200P). Instructional time is very important, so parent visits that are unplanned can take away from planned instructional activities and can cause distractions to the learning environment. The teacher may request to meet with the parent (visitor) before and/or following the visitation.

Teachers are available and willing to schedule parent meetings during non-student times (FES/JES: 7:50- 8:20 or 2:50-3:20; SES/KES: 8:00-8:35 or 3:30-4:00). You can schedule a teacher meeting by either calling the main school office or emailing your child’s teacher directly.

Recess is an extension of the classroom and school day. As such, all playground visits need to be pre-approved by the building principal. Students need informal social time with their peers to develop social skills and develop a sense of being independent. Safety is our top priority. We must ensure that all adults that are visiting our schools are safe to be around other children and we are unable to do that if visits are not pre-arranged.