Parent voice needs to be included through a variety of channels that are formal and less formal.
Tag: parents
May 26
How can schools find time for staff to even reflect on which families aren’t connected to the school? April 25/23
There are a lot of people at school who have information about a student or family that’s not connected or engaged. It’s important to make connecting the dots of information a priority.
Apr 05
How can I talk with parents about their child’s attendance? March 28/23
Listen now to the podcast now on Circle Forum Talking with parents can be challenging especially when the topic is their child’s absenteeism. Don’t make attendance your first or only contacts with parents! Get to know them and ask questions that are open and curious. Restorative questions don’t judge others and lead to conversations not conclusions. …
Mar 02
Research says early weekly alerts to parents increases student attendance in middle and high school Feb 7/23
Listen now to podcast at CircleForum Using Restorative Practices, communication with middle school and high school parents is all about building a partnership relationship with school and home. The research on these early and timely ALERTS shows improvement in student attendance. From our perspective, it adds to good conversations and connections. “ABSTRACT We partnered a …
Feb 07
Harvard study shows reduced absenteeism by 10% or more with personalized communication with parents – Jan 24/23
Listen now to Circle Forum “No way my child has missed that much school already!” Parents underestimate the number of days missed by a factor of 2. A relational approach to communicating with parents is firm and fair not punitive. Provide parents with the data AND with the support is part of the conversation this …
Jan 02
School climate impacts student attendance – Dec. 20/22
Listen now to recent podcasts on Circle Forum Shelley, Steve and Stan continue part 3 of their discussion about an article published in October 2022 by Dr. Jess Whitley of the University of Ottawa and Dr. Beth Saggers Queensland University of Technology. It’s called“School attendance problems are complex, and our solutions need to be as …