Students at Taos Academy generate a list of check-in questions and activities, such as “What book character are you feeling like and why?” or “Share a dance move that shows how you are feeling,” to gauge students’ current states. Students then sign up to run the daily check-ins each week.
Learning Success Coaches at ASU Prep Digital use this call log and progress-monitoring tracker to check in weekly with their assigned students, provide guidance for their courses, and monitor their academic performance to offer support as needed.
At My Tech High, parents and families use the program’s Facebook group to share notes, feedback, and questions on different curriculum providers and tools. Families have a large number of options for curriculum platforms, so peer feedback is crucial to determine the best fits for families.
Laurel Springs School has created regional Facebook groups where parents, families, caregivers, and students (over the age of 13) can join and connect with each other. These groups can be used to arrange in-person meetups as well as other regional activities.
Laurel Springs School brings together parents and families through Community Connections, a monthly event held in Zoom designed to help families connect and meet each other.
ASU Prep Digital offers monthly events for parents and families to connect with each other as well as school staff, including principal coffee chats, fundraisers, game nights, and more. These events are listed on an interactive calendar on their website.
The Forest School Online sends their families a weekly feedback form about their experience, as well as their child’s experience. They synthesize these responses into an email that they then share with the school community.
Learn more about the weekly feedback survey in this brief video.
The Forest School and The Forest School Online have created a digital contract for parents/caregivers to sign that commits them to supporting their student’s journey at the school. The contract includes parent/family expectations, ways to overcome challenges and celebrate their child, and action steps to take during the course of the school year.
Teachers at ASU Prep Digital use this template to track their communication (e.g., phone calls, text messages, emails) with students and families.
Milford High School Principal Joshua Otlin speaks directly to students and families asking for their support to make sure the return to in-person learning is safe for them and staff members.
