Support CCS endorses candidates who see public education as a joint endeavor between teachers, administrators, and families, and understand that such collaboration requires clear, timely, and consistent communication between all parties, so as to establish and maintain a relationship of trust. School-board candidates should recognize that parents have the most important role in their children’s lives; that role is strengthened when families and teachers forge strong connections. Candidates promoted by Support CCS will work to affirm and enhance CCS’s current efforts in this area across multiple platforms of parental-school engagement, including but not limited to email, Canvas, website access, and the StopIt App. Additionally, candidates endorsed by Support CCS must commit to engaging in open dialogue with the community.