Mount Druitt Public School (MDPS) continues to build strong partnerships with the many families that make up its community. This involves the continued development of the understanding that learning is a shared responsibility and the fact that we are all learners in our own ways. Maintaining open lines of communication between the school's classrooms and those of the many homes involved has developed common and shared expectations and this remains a priority for the future. In an approach that has encouraged and welcomed parental involvement in the decision-making processes at the school rather than isolating the families in our community, learning has been opened to all - students, teachers and parents. Over time, the school has rediscovered the important role it plays in supporting the families that make up its population, while parents have become more aware of just how strong the classroom can be in not only teaching their children to read, write and count but also in providing those skills and values that allow them to play their part in a just society. Through the use of technology, the sharing of school facilities with local community schools, a negotiated approach towards behaviour management within the school and through the opening up of classrooms MDPS has ensured that it is a place for learning for all; a place where learning is focused upon the development of its community members rather than its positioning on a league table of data. @ MDPS we are responsible, respectful learners.