Principal’s Corner: What Parents Are Asking About Coronavirus

Schools and teachers are fast to act.  Part of what makes educators so great is our ability to act, respond, plan, and react.  Being still? Not as much our strength. While earning extra money is one reason educators work extra jobs, the other reality is we tend to be doers.  But at this time we …

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A Parent’s Guide to Kids at Home During COVID-19

The extended title: A Parent’s Guide to Having Kids at Home While Keeping Your Own Sanity, During COVID – 19 We’ve got kids at home.  Let’s be real.  Things can feel scary right now.  Two weeks ago many students and families were preparing for spring break.  For most of us, that can mean anything from …

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Keeping Schools Safe: School Safety Communication Tips

Schools have a weighty responsibility towards school safety – both for students and staff. An important part of school safety is parent communication.  Schools are often busy keeping kids safe, communicating with police, and responding to needs. This means communicating with parents often comes last, if at all. However, when schools don’t communicate with parents …

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A Principal’s Guide to Coronavirus Communication

It’s hard not to panic about the Coronavirus when it’s everywhere in the media and constantly on the news. As expected, parents of school-aged children are putting coronavirus prevention and preparation at the top of their concerns. Schools are known as places where germs spread, so it’s especially important for school leaders to prepare and …

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6 Tips for Accurate Parent Data in Schools

Why Parent Data is Important – and Hard to Maintain “You can have data without information, but you cannot have information without data.” — Daniel Keys Moran said.  He didn’t say this about parent data, but the same message applies! When thinking about parent partnerships with schools, schools need parent data to have information. You …

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Top 5 Reasons We Love School Counselors

National School Counseling Week – Celebrating School Counselors   This week (February 3rd – 7th, 2020) is National School Counseling Week.  We know we have a number of school counselors, or those who take on the work of school counselors, in our community.  We wanted to take a minute to share some of the top …

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8 Things That Matter When Touring or Choosing Schools

In many cities, parents have options for choosing a school. Parents aren’t limited to what is closest to them, and can take advantage of unique features that different schools offer.  While this choice can be great, like anything, too many choices can be overwhelming. So taking a tour of schools can help.  We have found …

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