Home/School Liaison

• Parents are welcome to visit the school at any time. Where possible arrangements should be made in advance in order that the teacher is free to meet them.
• Parent/teacher meeting are organised annually. Each parent is invited to attend the school for an individual consultation with his/her child's class teacher.
• Meetings are arranged by the school psychologist following admission, assessment and review.
• A general meeting for parents is held each term. The agenda includes information on school policies. At these meetings , which are held at night, speakers with expertise in various areas of disability and education address parents and staff.
• Contact with home is maintained through the social work department of the Galway County Association for Mentally Handicapped Children. A representative of this department visits the school weekly.
• The school has an active parents association. All parents are encouraged to get involved in its activities.