In an effort to welcome new families to the community, we maintain a panel of grade-level family representatives to act as a resource to new families. The grade-level representatives reach out to the new families to provide an opportunity for the new families to meet others prior to the first day of school, and provides a personal contact to help with questions and general information throughout the school year. A get-together is scheduled over the summer months for new families for new ECE families or at the grade-level for 1-8 grades, and these grade-level volunteers also reach out to new families who join throughout the year.