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Communication Practices

  1. Staff Communication Practices:
    1. Principal Communication Practices in Schools
      This guide offers suggestions for managing the everyday communications applied in the role as a principal. The guide looks at:
      • Communication and leadership: the big picture
      • In-school communication: who with, and why
      • In-school communication: things to try
      • Connecting with your community
      • Principals’ views on communication
  2. Parent Communication Practices:
    1. The Principal’s Role in Improving and Sustaining Parent Involvement
      This article examines the many dimensions of parental involvement in various school settings and offers examples and methods for improving parental involvement.
    2. Principals Share Lessons Learned About Communicating With Parents, Others
      This article offers strategies for communicating with parents and the community through tips for newsletters, phone systems, and other more unique approaches.
    3. Developing a Parent/Family Involvement Policy
  3.  Community Communication Practices/Building Community Partnerships
    1.  Building Partnership for Technology
    2.  Building Effective Partnerships in Service Learning

    3. Community Technology Partnerships
    4. Steps to Building Local Partnerships
    5. Print Resources for School Partnerships
    6. Building Partnerships with School Administrators
    7. Building Meaningful Partnerships
    8. Building Family-School Partnerships That Work