“We are very fortunate that our teachers are taking such personal care to ensure our children don’t lose out. We have hopes that education will open doors to new opportunities and make our children’s lives better; therefore our lives will also get better. With teachers keeping such a close watch, our children don’t slack off and we feel supported.” - Parent, Punjab Strong school-community linkage is a sign of a vibrant schooling system. Currently when schools across the country are closed due to Coronavirus pandemic, the Education Department of Punjab took an outstanding initiative to ensure that the parents feel supported and an integral part of the state's efforts in enabling continuous learning for children at home in these difficult times. In a three day campaign that ran from May 25th to May 27th, a virtual Parent-Teacher Meeting was organized across the Secondary Schools in the state. All the teachers during this 3 day period, called more than 5 lakh parents to offer their support and identify the challenges being faced by these parents and their children at home. Teachers called and collected all this data using a guided questionnaire and now the state plans to use this information to decide on their learning interventions across different districts. At the same time, parents felt strongly supported by the system in this hour of need. The campaign has created a vibe of positivity in the state and the impact is visible through the already increasing enrollment numbers which are approximately 4% higher than the year 2019-20. What an amazing story of hope that we at ShikshaLokam could be a part of..! | 
