Wareham Public Schools Superintendent Kimberly Shaver-Hood understands the symbiotic relationship between real estate and the school district in a community. That’s why she invited local real estate agents to a discussion on forging a stronger partnership.

“Schools help sell houses. The better the school system, the better the sales,” said Shaver-Hood. “It’s a win-win for everyone.”

Along with Shaver-Hood, Wareham High School principal Scott Palladino and a group of exemplary high school students fielded questions from 10 real estate agents at Tuesday’s meeting.

When asked about what is done to help acclimate new students, especially those who join in the middle of the year, Palladino said guidance counselors do a great job of matching them with current students who have similar schedules.

The assembled students said the student body itself does a great job making new students feel welcome.

Mason Vasconcellos, captain of the boys basketball team, said the other day he was at the school store with other members of the Distributive Education Clubs of America club when they saw a new student sitting by himself. When they invited him over to hang out, “he wouldn’t stop yapping.”

Mackenzie Connell, president of the DECA club, said there are always new kids coming to the high school, whether they are freshmen or new to the district, and there is a wide variety of things to get involved with.

Palladino said 60 percent of students stay after the school day ends at 2:15 p.m. to participate in extra curricular sports, clubs, and other programs.

“It’s a great feeling to see all the kids walking the halls participating in activities after the day ends,” Palladino said.

Geoff Worrell of Prospect Mortgage described Wareham as, “an accepting melting pot,” where students from all different backgrounds mingle together, unlike other districts where cliques tend to form around ethnicities. He said Wareham is, “as diverse a community there is in Massachusetts.”

Realtors asked for ways to highlight the district’s diversity and other positive things that set Wareham apart. Conway on the Bay real estate agent Carla Ferraguto suggested a dedicated link on the School Department website for prospective Wareham homebuyers.

Other real estate agents acknowledged that prospective home buyers do online research before even considering communities to visit.

Remax real estate agent Wayne Bellemare, who was not in attendance at the discussion, echoed what the other real estate agents said about online research.

He said there are hundreds of blogs and school review websites out there, and if Wareham has a low ranking, “families look at this and say, maybe this isn’t the place for us to buy.”

Shaver-Hood agreed there were materials the school could give to real estate agents’ blogs and websites to promote the achievements of students and staff. “We need to do a better job at marketing,” she said.