Schools enlisted all staff, including non-instructional staff, as communication resources, opening additional school-family channels¶

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q2 i? An "all-hands-on-deck" approach empowered administrators, counselors, security personnel, and teachers to answer parent questions, cultivating additional school-family relationships. → Orta 2022

Evidence¶

Orta 2022¶

Orta, D., & Gutiérrez, V. (2022). Improving school-family communication and engagement: Lessons from remote schooling during the pandemic. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/improving-school-family-communication-and-engagement

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Focus-group finding describing a shift in typical school procedures during remote schooling. Examples include security staff conducting home visits and a parent learning about wifi and Chicago Connected access from a security guard rather than instructional staff.

"By empowering all staff to answer parent questions—and also disseminating with the information necessary to respond—schools supported timely and thorough communication between parents and schools."

Discussion¶

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