Voices: The Principal / Making Schools Richer

We principals are all too familiar with the situation of not having sufficient resources to meet the needs of our students and staff. How can we solve this problem?

At the Graham & Parks Alternative Public School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, we have aggressively sought out additional resources to enrich our school and better provide for our students' needs. We have recruited volunteers from the community and from area colleges and universities; built alliances with local organizations; and written and obtained grants from local, state, and national agencies. Here are some examples of the kinds of resources that we have brought into our school.

Volunteers