Parent cooperation in school and recreational activities
Targeted efforts are ongoing to enhance parent consultation and strengthen their involvement in schooling. Each school has an operational parent association, parent council, or school council.
School councils and parent associations
According to the law, there must be a parent council at each preschool. It has a minimum of three parents as members. The election shall take place in September of each year and members are elected for one year at a time.
The role of the parent council is to give reviews to the preschool, monitor the implementation of the school curriculum, school operational plan, and other matters affecting the functioning of the preschool. The council has the right to review any major changes in early childhood education activities.
Primary schools must have an active school council that serves as a forum for consultation between the principal and the school community on the school operation. A parent association must also operate alongside primary school operations to support schooling, promote student welfare, and foster strong home‑school connections.
Parents associations
Parents have established parent associations in all of the City's primary schools. Home and School, the national parent association. The Department of Education & Youth employs a parent partnership coordinator who supports and works with parent associations in Reykjavík's preschools and primary schools.