Elementary+Campus+Feedback+Information



Elementary Feedback 1. Do you use this method and if so, is it effective? 2. If you are not using this method, why not? 3. Are there other methods you use that are not listed?  · Call out system  · Blog  · Videos  · Marquee out front of school (one school uses English and Spanish) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">4. What languages are used at your campus? <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo3; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">English <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo3; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Spanish <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo3; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">23 different languages at Bear Creek, interpreter list available <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo3; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Timberline sends home all written communication to parents in English and Spanish with one language on each side <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">5. What communication challenges do you face? <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Parents not utilizing the resources campuses provide <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Communication challenges all revolve around time <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Teachers need more time during the work day to spend on all types of parent/community communication activities. Most communication is completed after regular school hours – this includes parents face and face conferencing, phone calls, answering e-mails, composing newsletters and documenting student progress via Skyward and take home folders. <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Having all documents/communication methods available in a timely manner. Also, many of our families do not have dependable phone numbers. Sometimes phones numbers are disconnected multiple times during the school year. <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Having timely translations for all communication sent to parents, district especially as we handle campus translations. <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not having a computer with internet capabilities or not having a computer at all <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not able to speak with Spanish speaking parents <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Limited Spanish speaking staff to translate <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not all parents read the newsletters and/or notes that are sent home in the daily folder <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Ensuring any form of mass communication is received by those who need to know <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Incorrect e-mail addresses <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Incorrect telephone numbers <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The easiest forms of communication (email, notes, folders) are also the ones that are easily misunderstood or most easily overlooked by busy parents. <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Finding time to meaningfully communicate with all of the parents/step parents/legal guardians/joint conservators of each child in his/her classes. __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">E-mail __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l15 level1 lfo14; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Quick and efficient, need to be careful with content <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l15 level1 lfo14; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Utilized and effective <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l15 level1 lfo14; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not utilized if wrong e-mail address or if family doesn’t have a computer or a computer with internet access __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Phone calls __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo15; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Effective if party is reached, less effective is message is left <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo15; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Utilized as needed <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo15; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not utilized if wrong phone number or if family doesn’t have phone __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Folders __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo16; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Once a week folders, most consistent and effective way of communicating with parents <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo16; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Sometimes parents don’t always check folders <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo16; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not used at one campus __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Notes __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l14 level1 lfo13; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Send school wide notes in weekly folders, very effective <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l14 level1 lfo13; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Somewhat effective, depending on content __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Newsletters __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l16 level1 lfo12; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Each grade level sends a newsletter (some weekly, some monthly) <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l16 level1 lfo12; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">PTA sends a monthly newsletter which is effective <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l16 level1 lfo12; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Only 50% of parents read it   <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l16 level1 lfo12; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;">  · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Effective if sent in folders __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Websites __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Often accessed by families moving to the community and students looking for homework information <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not sure of effectiveness, not always updated <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Effective only if updated and parents check them <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not used by many parents <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo11; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not utilized if family doesn’t have a computer or computer with internet access __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Fastnews/E-Alerts __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo10; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not generated at the campus level, district items are useful to parents and staff members <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo10; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Utilized however limited to those families who are subscribers w/access <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo10; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not used by many parents __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Home Visits __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo5; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Used rarely, however very effective <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo5; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Effective, especially when Spanish speaking staff member can accompany __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Conferences __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Utilized and effective <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Most effective way to communicate __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Report cards/Progress Reports/Skyward __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l17 level1 lfo7; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Utilized and effective <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l17 level1 lfo7; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not all families are aware of Skyward or have access to computer. One campus working on getting access information for parents and educating them on system __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">PTA Meetings __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo8; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Monthly with low attendance <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo8; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Some campuses hold meetings before student performances to get more attendance which seems to draw more attendance __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Principal Coffees __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo9; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Not utilized <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo9; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Possibly used in the Spring <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo9; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Attendance varies, effective means of communication, well received by parents __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Person to Person __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo17; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Utilized as needed basis <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo17; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Most effective way to communicate __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Texting __ <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo18; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Most campuses don’t use texting to communicate with parents (one campus just started and one campus uses very rarely