Communicating Effectively

A Vision for New Mexico Schools The school has established two-way channels for communication from home to school and from school to home. Families are surveyed to identify issues and concerns. School leaders involve parents in finding solutions to problems and concerns that need to be addressed. School staff understand the needs of the families and communities they serve.

There is one main goal for Communicating Effectively Share information between school and families.

Communicating Effectively All families should feel that the school keeps them informed on important issues and that it is easy to communicate with teachers, the principal, and other staff. The focus is on healthy two-way communication between the school and all families, regardless of language, time or other barriers that may exist.

Sharing Information Between School and Families Key Questions to Consider Does your school offer many different ways to communicate every day? Does the school or parent group survey families at least once a year to find out what’s on their minds? Are the principal and other school administrators easily accessible to any parent? Does the school and parent group make it easy for parents and families to build connections and communicate with each other? Is the school website useful and easily accessible to families?

Resources Toolkit http://nmengaged.com/resources-toolkit/ RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE FRAMEWORK FOR FAMILY-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS IN NEW MEXICO Use these tools to support your work. They are categorized by general resources and each of the six focus areas. They are designed for the following: Reflection on practice Inclusion in school websites and newsletters Use with families and students Professional development Planning and implementing an action plan

Communicating Effectively School Level Reflection Rubric for Communicating Effectively Refer to the School-Level Reflection Rubrics for the areas that you have identified as priorities. These will be helpful in examining what good practices look like and developing ideas for partnership practices and activities as you develop an Action Plan. The School-Level Reflection Rubrics can also be used to monitor progress in reaching goals, designing professional development for school staff, and conducting a school walk-through.   The levels of practice build on each other, assuming that practices in the emerging and professing levels will continue at the next level.

How does this Framework Focus Area fit into your Action Plan?

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