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This article investigates the importance of parent and community engagement in curriculum development, along with curriculum leadership, engaging stakeholders, and the importance of curriculum. Parent and community member engagement is examined in light of curriculum committee participation as reported by Missouri superintendents. Survey responses indicated that 72% to 75% of superintendents do not engage either parents or community members in the evaluation or review of curriculum development or approval of written curriculum or resources.

This article provides a community relations professional the rationale and background regarding the use of Universal Instructional Design in classrooms. It also provides community relations specialists with a communication plan for educating the public on Universal Instructional Design via a teaching and modeling approach. Results of a recent study of Missouri public school teachers indicate that Universal Instructional Design is a fairly new concept to K-12 educators and should thus be explored as well as communicated to parents and community so that it can become an accepted method of instruction to aid in student success.