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Listening and asking what is best for the student and parent

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Listening and asking what is best for the student and parent

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I would like to start a very positive relationship with families from the beginning, focusing on emotional support instead of just academic

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I would like to start a very positive relationship with families from the beginning, focusing on emotional support instead of just academic

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Writing hand written notes and include a survey to determine what they hope for the year.

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Writing hand written notes and include a survey to determine what they hope for the year.

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Sending positive comments home about students each week

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Sending positive comments home about students each week

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Regular weekly or biweekly positive communication with students/parents.

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Regular weekly or biweekly positive communication with students/parents.

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Virtual Open House might be a starting point.

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Consistent communication; phone calls and/or personal notes home

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Consistent communication; phone calls and/or personal notes home

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giving parents updates on social, emotional, ect. things rather than just academic and behavior

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giving parents updates on social, emotional, ect. things rather than just academic and behavior

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Start with a question to the family. Maybe wait on the academics.

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Positive phone calls. This will be tough with the amount of students I have, but I'm going to remain committed.

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Positive phone calls. This will be tough with the amount of students I have, but I'm going to remain committed.

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determining a healthy balance of communication with each family

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determining a healthy balance of communication with each family

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Consistent communication that allows for dialogue.

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Consistent communication that allows for dialogue.

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making sure that we can meet parents at their level of digital literacy and find meaningful ways to listen and learn from how they can connect with us. How realistic is it to connect with us as educators while parents are trying to navigate working from home or not being able to be home while their child is not in school physically.

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I have never been in a district that participated in home visits, and I would love to explore that more, however covid is an issue AND I can not help but think about cps calls, home life, knowing/seeing too much etc as being a mandated reporter. 

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I have never been in a district that participated in home visits, and I would love to explore that more, however covid is an issue AND I can not help but think about cps calls, home life, knowing/seeing too much etc as being a mandated reporter. 

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Regular phone calls home. I like the idea of making a few calls on Friday afternoons

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Being intentional about creating positive, two way dialogue with all families

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Being intentional about creating positive, two way dialogue with all families

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I really want my families to be a part of our classroom and for them to know we're both on their student's support team, so I think that really making the effort to understand what modes of communication work best for them is a gateway to them feeling like active partners.

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I would like to make a big point of sending positive communication to parents. I love the idea of ending every week with 5 positive parent communications.

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I want to make phonecalls and contacts early on to build a connection and have a positive communication first.

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Phone call, email, hand-written note.

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Personal and regular communication

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I would like to focus on having regular communication with families of my students. Especially to use as a check for how my student/their family is doing during this time and to understand if there are additional ways I can support them while they are learning at home

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I would like to focus on having regular communication with families of my students. Especially to use as a check for how my student/their family is doing during this time and to understand if there are additional ways I can support them while they are learning at home

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I have never done home visits and would like to learn more.

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I have never done home visits and would like to learn more.

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Positive phone calls, co-creating partnerships with families (when and how is convenient to communicate), surveying frequently, celebrating student work with families online, and potentially offering mindfulness online for families

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Positive phone calls, co-creating partnerships with families (when and how is convenient to communicate), surveying frequently, celebrating student work with families online, and potentially offering mindfulness online for families

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I'm very excited that kinder teachers are getting training and time to do home visits at the start of the year. I will be intentional about partnerships and using feedback about what works best for each family, knowing that communication and home learning support will look different in each home. Equity is a huge priority and value for me!

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I like the idea of virtual home visits but wonder how much time it would take to complete. I think letters/postcards home would be a really effective option

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I would like to reach out to families early, within the first couple weeks of school, to introduce myself and ask about themselves. I want them to know I am open to communication and collaboration.

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I would like to reach out to families early, within the first couple weeks of school, to introduce myself and ask about themselves. I want them to know I am open to communication and collaboration.

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I want to do regular positive phone calls and postcards.  Kids love getting mail and then it's something they can put on the fridge as a reminder. 

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I want to do regular positive phone calls and postcards.  Kids love getting mail and then it's something they can put on the fridge as a reminder. 

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I would like to focus on both group communication with parents to keep them informed with the class topics. Then, I would like to reach out to parents individually to

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My personal goal for my first year of being a teacher is making time to make positive communication with each family every month. 

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My personal goal for my first year of being a teacher is making time to make positive communication with each family every month. 

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I hope to build time into my week where I can call/text/email (based on their preference of communication) and check in. Talk about what is going well and ask if there is anything I can do for them.

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I would like to focus on regular personalized communications with families.

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I would like to focus on regular personalized communications with families.

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As a counselor, I want to make sure my initial interactions with families and students are positive and personal, so that when/if we need to delve deeper, that initial relationship is there.

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I want to focus on more communication with the families. I like the positive phone calls at the end of the week idea! For sure going to take that one!

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I want to focus on more communication with the families. I like the positive phone calls at the end of the week idea! For sure going to take that one!

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I want to focus on building strong relationships from the start by having video conferences with each of my families

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I want to focus on building strong relationships from the start by having video conferences with each of my families

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I love this idea. I also want to schedule zoom visits.

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Start by sending out a survey and then scheduling a one on one video chat to discuss the survey deeper. I want to get to know the families as much as I can. This is such an uncertain time that any and all support for all parties is necessary.

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I would love to add a questions about having a virtual home visit in my regular family survey to see who is interested.

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I would like to focus on connecting more face to face with families during phase 1. This could look like inviting parents to a Google Meet, or sending a personalized video. 

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I would like to focus on connecting more face to face with families during phase 1. This could look like inviting parents to a Google Meet, or sending a personalized video. 

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I want to focus on early engagement to establish robust relationships. 

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I want to focus on early engagement to establish robust relationships. 

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How are you doing?