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Thursday Folders (grow)
Interims should go to all students (glow and grow)
Twitter & News You Choose
Email used sporadically (grow)  Emails are usually only in English. All communications need to be put out in English and Spanish.
Need more information related to syllabus content (grow) related to study topics.
Talking Points - Can it be created for school or classroom use (grow) for one way communication.
Coffee Talks in multiple languages (glow)
Need more information on upcoming tests and County-wide assessments (grow)
Need more information on new technology that will be coming out.  Parents would like some heads-up and input on the software technology (grow).
Stu

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Language we use is important and not all students live with their mothers/fathers, so the term caregiver is a great example of inclusivity. :)

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No family liaison - went from 2 to having 1 to having none. Really an issue.

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How might parents be aware of their students' progress throughout the quarter vs. just interim/progress report/report card time?

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School provided bus transportation from densely populated areas where people may need transportation with pre-school kick-off events.

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How might schools let parents know what instruction in math and reading looks like?

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Soliciting family input and feedback after events

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Kindergarten playdate that PTA organizes before school begins with popsicles/playground time and can meet K teachers.

Newsletters are also a big impact!

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Welcome Walk: At beginning of the year, your child's classroom teacher and an aide/specials teacher will come and introduce themselves in person at students' homes and chat. Teachers bring information/form and sometimes welcome info/gift. School works to send staff who speak native language if non-native speakers of English are in the households.

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Glow - great that can communicate in multiple languages, appreciated how Ms. Hale shared Talking Points usage

Grow - school needs to employ some of those strategies

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Parent input was considered in building a math night that addressed current instructional practices and connections that can be made at home.

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Need to still expand methods of communication to ensure all are reached

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Understanding how literacy learning looks at school, and how teachers instruct in math.

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Talking Points and other platforms so demonstrate multiple ways for parents to communicate

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Talking Points is useful for teachers, but not necessarily the same for parents; use when have to communicate if kids have to leave early for appointments, provides that opportunity rather than end of day

Other parents have said they read the text but don’t realize they can reply and create chat thread

Not sure if using other platforms; in 1st and 2nd grade told can send emails and leave voicemails but won’t necessarily get them until end of day so defeats the purpose if time sensitive communication is needed

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Family Liaison is using a  WhatsApp group with the Arabic families and Talking Points with Spanish speaking families (these are self-selecting tools for these communities). She also uses text messages (using an FCPS issued phone).