Welcome to Parent University, a community collaborative led by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to help parents become full partners in their children’s education!

The most successful students have parents who are active participants in their educational experience. These students earn better grades, score higher on standardized tests and have better attendance records. These successes, in turn, help children develop a positive attitude about school and learning.

How can you be an active participant in your child’s education? All parents have a lot of questions about how best to help their children and make them successful. Luckily for us, our community has a lot of agencies and organizations that can answer these questions and share their expertise.

Creating a successful student is like balancing a three-legged stool – one leg is strong teachers, one leg is strong principals and others who support the classroom and the third leg of the stool is strong parents. All three legs must work for the stool to stand.

CMS is working hard to strengthen the first two legs with strong principals, teachers and support staff. Parent University supports the third leg, strong parents, by providing in-depth access and expertise to you, the parent.

Parent University offers families -- parents, grandparents, caretakers – a chance to learn about four areas, or strands. To learn more about each strand, click on the links at left.

I hope you’ll visit this site regularly to learn more about course offerings. We’ll update this page often as we bring you new courses and parent resources. I believe Parent University offers something to every parent. I look forward to meeting you at a Parent University program.

Sue Gorman
Parent University – Champion
Parent University Advisory Council – Chair

To know more about Mrs. Gorman click here.