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