DREAM Charter School knows that our students reach their full potential when their families are active partners in their children's education.  That is why we provide families with multiple opportunities to be involved in our school.

DREAM works hard to ensure that its families share a voice in the ongoing development of the school community and culture. DREAM hosts typical family-teacher conferences and in addition, offers regular potluck dinners in the school's cafeteria and encourages families to attend a weekly community breakfast gathering in which they have the opportunity to meet with the school's teachers and staff.

Moreover, the DREAM Family Action Council (DFAC) meets monthly and provides a forum for parents and staff to gather and openly discuss relevant issues and plans for upcoming community events.

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DREAM Family Volunteer Opportunities 2013

DFAC
This group of our most active DREAM families meets to organize our DREAM family body, plan school events and provide DREAM with family feedback.

Charter School Advocacy
These DREAM families support DREAM and all Charter Schools with our elected officials by participating and organizing others to participate in Charter School Advocacy activities including phone banks, post card collection, meetings with legislators and the annual Charter School Advocacy Day.

DREAM Family Library
Our volunteers are responsible for organizing the DREAM Family library by preparing books, tracking the lending system and logging returned books.

PS 38/DREAM Partners
Volunteers meet on a quarterly basis with family representatives from PS 38 to build relationships, discuss issues resulting from shared space and share information and community resources.

DREAM Health and Wellness Committee
The committee of teachers, school leaders, the school nurse, social work team and family coordinator meets monthly to plan and implement DREAM's health and wellness policy.

Classroom Captains
DREAM family volunteers make phone calls twice a month to other families in their child's classroom to make families aware of school and classroom events and opportunities for involvement. Families meet twice a month with the Family coordinator to receive call sheets, update call logs and troubleshoot.

Recruitment Team
This team works closely with the DREAM Director of Operations to recruit new students and families to our school. The Family Recruitment Team assists with informational sessions and gives school tours to incoming families for the purposes of recruitment. The Recruitment team also serves as family liaisons at school welcome events.

Book Fair Committee
These family volunteers work to organize an Annual Scholastic book fair at DREAM Charter School to provide low cost high quality books to DREAM students and families while raising money for the DREAM family library.

Special Events Committee
Family volunteers work to plan the annual Harvest Fest, DREAM Day, potlucks, fundraisers and other school-wide calendar events that are set by DFAC and involve DREAM family participation.

Culture Committee
This committee is comprised of DREAM Charter School families and staff who work together to plan, design and organize cultural celebrations at DREAM including the annual Hispanic Heritage activities and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.

For information on how to get involved at DREAM Charter School please email: Emily Parkey, Dream Family Coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 646-398-4886.