As the population ages and school enrollments shrink, nonparents are making more and more of the financial decisions affecting schools. Schools that involve all of their publics, parent and nonparent, and keep them informed have community support. Those who fail to reach beyond their parent publics do not. This volume is a collection of a cross section of ideas for reaching nonparents and bringing them back into the schools. Advice is offered on identifying nonparent publics, reaching nonparents, and developing a plan of action. Other examples include bringing business representatives into the school, starting community education programs, and recruiting volunteers to participate in school activities. Ideas are suggested for bringing the schools to their communities through a variety of media as well as through district publications, public demonstrations and displays, speakers' bureaus, and cable television programming. Finally, the involvement of senior citizens is stressed for the "important human and historical connection" that they can share with children. (Author/MLF)