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One Size Does Not Fit All

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Published in Center For American Progress By Meg Benner and Abby Quirk, Feb. 20, 2020
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One Size Does Not Fit All
  1. Technology
    1. Social Media
      1. Instagram
        1. Facebook
          1. Twitter
            1. Individuation considered most important
              1. Schools may think parents have more access to this than they do
              2. Newsletters: regular is more appreciated than irregular
                1. Mass Emails
                  1. Website / Information bank
                    1. School Signage and Bulletin Boards
                      1. Individualized emails and calls rated the highest
                        1. District Call Centre
                          1. Barriers need to be recognized
                          2. Parent and Family Engagement Benefits Everyone
                            1. Face to Face / Meetings
                              1. Parent Teacher Conferencing considered the most valuable
                                1. IPRCs
                                  1. In School Team Meetings
                                    1. Opportunities to volunteer
                                      1. School council
                                      2. Culture of schools improves
                                        1. Improved student behavioral, academic and social outcomes
                                          1. Types of Information most valued: academic achievement, patterns of behaviour, disciplinary action, curriculum and logistics
                                            1. Parents are interested in more than just academic achievement
                                              1. Parents also liked to know about: teacher qualifications, post secondary opportunities, and budget information
                                              2. Increasing the frequency of information sharing in upper grades will require system level changes for teachers to see that is part of their job
                                                1. Teachers may need more training and support to get this done
                                                2. Parents consistently over estimate their child's achievement
                                                3. Action plan for improvment
                                                  1. Parent Survey
                                                    1. Teacher Training
                                                      1. Have technology advisors
                                                      2. No Ineffective Ways to Communicate
                                                        1. Be Clear and Consistent
                                                          1. More frequent and more consistent would be even better
                                                          2. Poorly organized communication channels is a primary barrier
                                                            1. Robust communication bet teacher and parent should occur before there is academic info to share
                                                              1. Parents race and ethnicity did not seem to impact
                                                                1. Parent involvement coordinator
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