Communication is more important now, than ever. Teachers shall provide communication through:
Paper correspondence. This will likely be in the form of an official welcome letter and/or syllabus, notes home, behavior chart, etc. Do not assume all families have access to Internet, Data, Wifi, etc.
Website. All teachers should maintain a website that is consistently updated and provides accurate, meaningful, and easily accessed information, including your contact information, class information, and important dates. Again, do not assume that everyone will know how to navigate your materials. Consider providing instructions.
Face-to-Face and/or Telephone. Face-to-face will take place when necessary. If you are unsuccessful with reaching out to parents by email or paper, you should reach out by telephone.
Email. When both parties are able, email is an acceptable form of communication. However, two important notes: 1) If you do not receive confirmation and reverse communication, then you should reach out in another form. 2) Even when a parent emails an "FYI" email that does not appear to require a response, please respond, even if it is just to say, "Thank you for the information. We will work with your child when he returns so that he may make up his test.
Please log/archive all communication methods as they may be important to reference in the future.