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Celebrate the Standout School-Home Communicators in Your K-12 District

SchoolStatus

Updated: May 18, 2023

Busy? Here's the TL;DR Educator & staff support leads to student success to remember to recognize and celebrate the people who make school-home communication...

6 Tips for Communicating with Emergent Bilingual Families

Erin Winnicki

Updated: May 11, 2023

Educators agree that students who have engaged families tend to have better attendance in school and performance in the classroom.

3 Reasons ESSER Covers School Communications

Dr. Kara Stern

Updated: May 9, 2023

Often when districts are thinking about Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER), they’re thinking, “HVAC."

The Case for Coming to School: One Strategy for Improving Attendance

Dr. Kara Stern

Updated: April 17, 2023

My dad used to open every conversation with, “What do you want first, the good news or the bad news?”

Teacher planning lessons and answering emails

3 Ways ChatGPT Can Help with Your School Communications

Dr. Kara Stern

Updated: March 30, 2023

Everybody's talking about ChatGPT and how it's going to impact what happens in the classroom.

High school student walking and talking with a caring teacher

Teens, Absenteeism & School-Connectedness: 1 Simple Fix

Dr. Kara Stern

Updated: March 13, 2023

5 Key School Communications Tips for At-Risk Students

Dr. Kara Stern

Updated: February 28, 2023

When we think about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) district goals, school-home communications need to be part of the equation.

Checking for Equity: Making Sure Classroom Communications Reach Home

Dr. Kara Stern

Updated: February 6, 2023

💻 Busy? Here's the TL;DR To ensure maximum readability, run your newsletter through an equity checklist:

A teacher with good classroom attendance calls on a student

1 Easy Way to Improve Absenteeism? Send a Weekly Class Update

Dr. Kara Stern

Updated: January 23, 2023

We all know the impact Covid has had on student attendance — we’ve seen it play out in classrooms, budgets, and NAEP scores. Beyond the immediate staggering...

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