Friday, August 21, 2009

An eParent Portal Report: Parental Engagement: How We Communicate

Education: The Natural Bridge
An eParent Portal Report
by Michael Robinson

Communication and Parental Engagement

Recently more than 400 parents from public schools in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States where asked to identify how they usually receive information about school services, events, and announcements. They were provide with a list of ten traditional forms of communication methods typically used by school systems. The parents were asked to check all that applied.

The findings appear to suggest school systems may need to re-consider their perspestives on what is an effective form of communication to parents when it comes to delivering information regarding services, programs and events.

Here is a brief review of what parents had to say:
  • TV (5.1%)
  • Community Organizations (5.8%)
  • Newspapers (8.5%)
  • Other Parents (29.4%)
  • School Website (38.8%)
  • Teachers (40.3%)
  • School Communication System (51.9%)
  • School fliers (59.0%)
  • School Newsletter (62.1%)
  • Children (69.9%)

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