Ector County Independent School DistrictSuperintendent Scott Muri shares how the district uses a variety of platforms to communicate to families including local television news outlets, social media, and Spanish radio.
This webpage offers parents at MPUSD’s Seaside Middle School information on new mastery grading policies.
This practitioner toolkit from the Parabola Project developed in partnership with Learning Heroes and Edge Research offers strategies for school leaders to understand family concerns and needs, define clear messages, and use effective communication tools and tactics to engage parents and caregivers.
School District of Cudahy Superintendent Dr. Tina Owen-Moore shares how she established consistent, two-way communications with staff and the community.
In response to the pandemic, Cedar Rapids Community School district implemented a districtwide family engagement plan based around quarterly phone calls to surface needs and concerns from families. Learn how the district created consistent touchpoints to offer opportunities for family engagement.
Meriden Public Schools’ training schedule and sample communications plan for their two-way communication tool rollout of ParentSquare.
While state and other authorities provided an initial round of direction and data regarding public health and safety during COVID-19, schools ultimately had to look for a community partner with public health expertise to help answer questions, provide local direction, and monitor data for their school district. In many communities, this type of partner may be the local board of health or health department, though in some cases a state department of public health or other knowledgeable, trusted public health partner can fill this role. This Spotlight shares the experiences of Norwood, Milford, and Uxbridge school districts in Massachusetts who worked with their local boards of health to support safely reopening schools.
Photo examples of how Meriden Public Schools leveraged outdoor spaces for in-person instruction during the pandemic.
Meriden Public Schools explains the systems they put in place with the shift to remote learning to support multilingual parent/guardian communication.
Meriden Public Schools describes its collaborative partnership with the local teachers’ union and other community partners to problem solve and plan.
