Title: School-Home Communication Strategies | Responsive Classroom
Headings: School-Home Communication Strategies
School-Home Communication Strategies
Examine your school’s beliefs about parents
Send a letter before school starts
Keep reaching out
Schedule conferences during the first weeks of school
Listen to parents
Talk about your school’s approach to discipline
Describe how expected behaviors are taught
Explain how staff responds to misbehavior
Use various methods of communication
*About the term “parent”
What is Responsive School Discipline?

Content: Keep reaching out
From time to time throughout the year, send additional letters to parents. Doing so will keep the lines of communication open and remind parents that your school cares about their child. In your letters, always extend an invitation to parents to share their opinions and concerns. A couple of topics you might address: Academic and social growth achieved by the student body as a whole
Schoolwide events and activities that support further academic and social growth
Encourage teachers to share positive news and invite parent input throughout the year. Support them by suggesting simple ways to connect with parents, such as quick phone calls or brief notes. Schedule conferences during the first weeks of school
Holding conferences early in the year helps establish good communication and trust. The goal of these first conferences should be for teachers to start building a positive relationship with parents. Teachers should use this time to gather information that could help them teach each student well. For instance, they might ask parents to share: