Topic 5: Principal-to-Staff and Staff-to-Families Messaging Guidelines

Topic 5: Principal-to-Staff and Staff-to-Families Messaging Guidelines

Objective:
To ensure school-level messages from Principals to staff and from staff to families are accurate, timely, and aligned with district messaging.

Internal and External Stakeholders:

• Internal: Principals, Teachers, Support Staff

• External: Parents & Families

Step-by-Step Operations Procedure:

1. Principal drafts or reviews messages to be shared with staff or families.

2. Teachers proposing a classroom or grade-level message must have it reviewed by the principal before distribution.

3. School-wide or sensitive topics must be aligned with district language and submitted to the Program Manager of Communications and Strategic Initiatives.

Step-by-Step Communications Procedure:

1. Regular principal-to-staff messages are shared weekly or bi-weekly.

2. Teacher newsletters or updates should follow classroom communication expectations.

3. All messages should reinforce professionalism, positivity, and the district’s strategic plan.

Possible Communication Mediums:

• Email

• Newsletters

• Google Classroom or Parent Apps (e.g., Seesaw)

• Printed Letters (as needed)