ESL 4 Week 3 Gallagher

Section Four Family Home-School Communication Plan

April

Create a plan to e ecti!ely communicate "et#een the home an$ %chool& recogni'ing an$ %upporting the pre erre$ mo$e o communication o the parent(guar$ian )ie*& #ritten& oral& L+& L,& etc* - an$ utili'ing interpretation an$ tran%lation %ource% appropriately* Fin$ out #hat happen% in that particular %chool $i%trict* ASK the teacher what she does and what the school has available. Then taking that into consideration, $e!elop your .W/ plan telling ho# you #oul$ communicate #ith parent%( amilie% o the ELL% in the cla%% you ha!e o"%er!e$& regar$ing #hat i% happening at %chool an$ in the cla%%room* Li%t at lea%t three metho$% o communication that you #oul$ utili'e or home-%chool communication* 0ell re1uency- ho# o ten #ill you utili'e each communication metho$ $e%cri"e$ a"o!e2 Pre erre$ 3o$e o Communication* 4e%cri"e ho# you #ill a$$re%% the pre erre$ metho$% o parent communication* 3inimum i% one page* 0hi% i% #orth ,5 point%*

6 #oul$ %tart o the year "y %en$ing home a ne#%letter to intro$uce my%el an$ gi!e a "rie o!er!ie# o my goal% or the upcoming aca$emic year* 0hi% ne#%letter #oul$ al%o $etail the #ay% that parent% an$ %tu$ent% can reach me #ith 1ue%tion% or concern% )#ork email& Po#erSchool& %chool phone num"er plu% my e7ten%ion& teacher #e"page& etc*-* Al%o inclu$e$ in thi% initial communication #oul$ "e a !ery important %ur!ey to "e complete$ "y the amily an$ returne$ to %chool* 6n thi% %ur!ey 6 #oul$ a%k or the 3 "e%t #ay% to communicate )phone& email& paper% %ent home& etc*- an$ "e%t time o $ay to make a phone call& %houl$ the nee$ ari%e* 6 #oul$ al%o in1uire a% to #hether or not a tran%lator or interpreter might "e help ul in the communication proce%%* 8y collecting thi% $ata 6 #oul$ "e a"le to make a contact log or my %tu$ent%* 0hi% log #oul$ "e a "in$er #ith a %heet or each %tu$ent $etailing the pre erre$ mean% o communication an$ any other pertinent in ormation or that amily* 0here #oul$ al%o "e a chart that inclu$e% all e ort% to communicate& #hich i% great or 1uick re erence* )Plea%e %ee e7ample "elo#*- 0hi% "in$er #oul$ "e kept locke$ in my iling ca"inet to keep the $ata %ecure* 6 #oul$ al%o continue #ith the ne#%letter throughout the year to up$ate amilie% on upcoming e!ent% an$ a%%ignment%* 0hi% ne#%letter #oul$ "e in har$ copy to "e %ent home #ith the %tu$ent%& "ut coul$ al%o "e ma$e a!aila"le through Po#erSchool an$ a% a link on my teacher #e"page* 6$eally& 6 #oul$ like to ha!e %ome contact #ith the amilie% o my %tu$ent% once per #eek* 0he "on$ "et#een teacher an$ parent% ha% pro!en to "e a %trong moti!ator or many %tu$ent% an$ increa%e% the 1uality o a %tu$ent9% #ork i he i% a#are that there i% #eekly accounta"ility that goe% "eyon$ gra$e% on a report car$* When teacher% an$ amilie% come together to make a %upport %y%tem or a %tu$ent& a team#ork emerge% that ha% a po#er ul impact on %tu$ent %ucce%%* C./0AC0 L.G SA3PLE:

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6ntro$uctory /e#%letter inclu$ing %ylla"u%& goal%& communication in ormation& an$ parent contact re1ue%t: !R#($#NC) .nce& at the %tart o each aca$emic year& an$ po%%i"ly or %econ$ary %tu$ent% al%o at the mi$point o the year #hen there i% a change o %eme%ter*

8i#eekly ne#%letter to in orm a"out upcoming a%%ignment% an$ e!ent%: !R#($#NC) .nce e!ery other #eek )3on$ay%-& a!aila"le in har$ copy an$ al%o $igitally on Po#erSchool an$ on my teacher #e"page*

6n$i!i$ual parent contact )!ia the parent9% pre ere$ metho$ o communication a% note$ on the "eginning-o -year %ur!ey-: !R#($#NC) .nce per #eek minimum& or more o ten i the nee$ ari%e%*