Parents as stakeholders in the school management process

(1) Background: The author analyzes the role of significant risk in school management and the decision-making process including aspirations and potential actions taken by parents as stakeholders. The aim of this article is a preliminary identification of complex school-parents interactions. (2) Methods: The focus of this article is on the Polish education system and the principles of primary and secondary schools operations irrespective of their management style or status. The author focuses on the influence of parents on the school management process and the potential result from these interactions for the school management, using research that includes the analysis of legal acts and the results of a pilot study in the form of an electronic questionnaire addressed to school head teachers and employees, as well as a questionnaire for students' parents of public and private schools. (3) Results: The author presents the results of research on legal acts concerning the functioning of schools in Poland in the context of parental participation. Additionally, the results of pilot surveys of parents and teachers were presented. (4) Conclusions: Against the background of the analysis of the existing legal rules, recommendations were drawn up for further research and the construction of a model of cooperation between the school and parents, in order to minimize the risk of conflicts and actions in opposition to school managers.