Effective communication is vital to the success of a school, especially within the school. At my school, one tool that I like is the weekly newsletter. Our principal does one every week and includes important information / events for the week, by date and she also includes information for the next week or two to come. Whether it's a reminder about school Mass, deadlines like report cards / assessments or dates she might be out for a meeting. It's crucial for all faculty / staff to know what is going on in the building.
I think one downfall is that, not all the staff read it. The principal sends it to us via email and yet, some teachers admit that they do not read it. I'm not sure what the best way to prevent this from happening could be. The newsletters aren't that long so it only takes about a minute to look over.
I think the newsletter is important to utilize. It's a way for the teachers to know what is going on in the building, especially since my school has two buildings. We have our Early Childhood Education Center which has one of our PreK3 classes and one of our PreK4 classes. The main building has two other PreK3 classes, two other PreK4 classes as well as grades K - 5 and Specials Teachers classrooms. The weekly newsletter keeps us all on the same page and even mentions important information such as school wide assemblies / events that classes are expected to be part of. With two buildings and various classrooms, it's important to make sure all teachers are receiving the same information and know what is going on. I'm not too sure how to make this more effective. Maybe in addition to it being emailed, it could also be printed out and placed in our school mailboxes. Each teacher has a mailbox in the office that is up to us to check regularly. We also have a mailbox attached to our classroom doors that daily information is placed in, that is expected to be sent home to the families. Such as the monthly newsletter or lunch menus, etc. Maybe when student mail is delivered to us daily, on Mondays, a hardcopy of the newsletter for the teacher can be included in this too. Although, there is no way to enforce everyone reads it. Regardless, communication is important and lack of creates disconnect amongst the staff which would not be effective.
I think one downfall is that, not all the staff read it. The principal sends it to us via email and yet, some teachers admit that they do not read it. I'm not sure what the best way to prevent this from happening could be. The newsletters aren't that long so it only takes about a minute to look over.
I think the newsletter is important to utilize. It's a way for the teachers to know what is going on in the building, especially since my school has two buildings. We have our Early Childhood Education Center which has one of our PreK3 classes and one of our PreK4 classes. The main building has two other PreK3 classes, two other PreK4 classes as well as grades K - 5 and Specials Teachers classrooms. The weekly newsletter keeps us all on the same page and even mentions important information such as school wide assemblies / events that classes are expected to be part of. With two buildings and various classrooms, it's important to make sure all teachers are receiving the same information and know what is going on. I'm not too sure how to make this more effective. Maybe in addition to it being emailed, it could also be printed out and placed in our school mailboxes. Each teacher has a mailbox in the office that is up to us to check regularly. We also have a mailbox attached to our classroom doors that daily information is placed in, that is expected to be sent home to the families. Such as the monthly newsletter or lunch menus, etc. Maybe when student mail is delivered to us daily, on Mondays, a hardcopy of the newsletter for the teacher can be included in this too. Although, there is no way to enforce everyone reads it. Regardless, communication is important and lack of creates disconnect amongst the staff which would not be effective.