Positive Contacts

Important Questions for the First Call or Meeting

Powerful Partnerships

Important_Questions_for_the_First_Call-Meeting.pdf

Calling Home Guide Sample Script

Powerful Partnerships

Calling_Home_Guide_Sample_Script.pdf

The Power of the Positive Phone Call Home

Edutopia

The Power of the Positive Phone Call HomeWhen I first started teaching and was overwhelmed by the demands and complexity of the job, my survival strategy was simply to take all the advice that came my way and implement it. So when my wise mentor suggested that after the first day of school I call all of my second grader's parents, I did so. In spite of my exhaustion, I called each family and introduced myself. I asked a few questions about their child. I said that their kid had had a good first day. I said I looked forward to working together. Throughout that year, and the years that followed, I continued this practice -- I had an intuitive feeling that it was key: The positive phone call home.

Open Ended Questions to Use with Families

Contributed by Poe Elementary

Open Ended Questions to Use with Families (Poe ES).pdf

The Power of Positive Communication

Edutopia

The Power of Positive CommunicationSetting a goal of positive contact with every student’s family helped a middle school teacher deepen relationships and boost her own morale.

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