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BVUSD COMMUNICATION PRINCIPLES


Our words and our behavior matters. 

We are all human beings having human experiences.

Honest communication requires that we suspend certainty and engage openly.

Positive results require solution-oriented engagement.


Please note there are few subpages to support effective communication. 

COMMUNICATION IS EVERYTHING.


Understanding that communication is the core of organizational health, the BVUSD Leadership Team spent several months investing heavily into communication research and best practices. (A complete list of our research and our references is included at the bottom of this page.) 


Originally, the BVUSD Leadership Team embarked on this project for the purposes of our own professional development, but along the way, it became clear that the conversations we were having were important for our entire community, because, well...


Communication is everything. 

Rational • Purpose • Goals

Rationale

Improving communication within, throughout, across, and beyond our district boundaries is a top priority for Bennett Valley Union School District because:


Meaningful communication is critical to our success, our efficacy, and our relationships.  

Clear communication is one of the defining features of a positive school culture. 

Effective communication improves learning environments, increases community engagement, supports relationships, and establishes a shared understanding of important information.  

Purpose

The purpose of the BVUSD Communication Plan is to provide a clear framework for engaging and communicating with internal and external audiences by means of establishing: 


I. Goals | Clarify the District’s communication goals

II.  Agreements |  Establish community agreements to support meaningful communication

III. Strategies |  Outline strategies to meet our communication  goals

Goals

BVUSD Communication Goals include the following: 

BVUSD P.A.C.T.S.

Improving communication  (in all directions and for all purposes) continues to be a priority. 

The following graphic summarizes key components.

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BVUSD COMMUNICATION PRINCIPLES

Our words and our behavior matters. 

“How we use our voice determines the quality of our relationships, who we are in the world, and what the world can be and might become.” 

― Harriet Lerner, The Dance of Connection

We are all human beings having human experiences.

“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be.” 

― Martin Luther King Jr

Honest communication requires that we suspend certainty and engage openly.

“Honesty plus kindness helps us to see more clearly – indeed honestly – the vulnerability which we all share which underlies much of our behaviour.” 

― Meg John-Barker,  Kindness & honesty: Can we have one with the other?


“Openness is part of what makes you a more developed individual and a more effective team member.”

― Jennifer Abrams, Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing Up at Work

Positive results require solution-oriented engagement.

“Cooperation is a higher moral principle than competition.”

― Bryant McGill, Voice of Reason

References & Works Cited

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