A Survey conducted by the National School Public Relations Association(NSPRA) looked at how parents want schools to communicate with them. One section of this survey focused on what information they want the schools to share.
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When you are talking about what information parents want from their schools, most communications priorities are the same regardless of grade level:
- Updates on their child’s progress or insight on how they improve
- Timely notice when performance is slipping
- Information on what their child is expected to learn during this year
- Homework and grading policies
Parents also want much the same information from both elementary and secondary schools:
- Curriculum descriptions and information on instructional programs
- A calendar of events and meetings
- Information on student safety (and quality of teaching, at the elementary level)
- Educational program changes and updates (elementary level)/curriculum updates and changes in instructional programs (secondary level).
Rounding out the top five for elementary schools was information comparing their school’s performance to others; for secondary, information on graduation and course requirements.
*This information comes from an Article posted in Edutopia by Anne O’Brien, Deputy Director of the Learning First Alliance