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Community engagement

How to improve your district’s summer programs in 4 easy steps

Micah Ward -
A March report from EdResearch For Recovery and the Tennessee Education Research Alliance outlines best practices and guidelines for district leaders using data collection to measure and assess their summer programs.

How can you mitigate absenteeism? Communicate with families

Micah Ward -
A new analysis of nearly 325,000 PK-12 students across 30 school districts in California reveals such systematic interventions are consistent with improved student attendance.

Short on tutoring staff? Look to your local colleges and universities

Micah Ward -
In a "Dear Colleague" letter, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona outlines ways district leaders can fill high-needs areas by leveraging college students.

Some big K12 supporters are taking a hard look at public charters

Matt Zalaznick -
Superintendents take heed: Even liberal voters—particularly Black and Latino parents—are open to exploring alternatives to traditional K12 education in communities across the country.

Leaders who are taming out-of-control absenteeism are focused on 3 areas

Matt Zalaznick -
Chronic absenteeism spiked at 10 million students in 2020-21—that means more than one in every five students in the nation missed at least 10% of the school year.

5 ways to ensure a smooth implementation of a school communications platform

Debra Murdock -
Our principals in Cherokee County wanted a communications platform that let them drill down into specific subgroups, grades and classes.

4 ways family engagement can help reverse enrollment declines

Jermaine White and Bridget Jones -
Harnett County Schools improved family engagement, added a virtual academy, and designated staff members to personally track down dropouts to find out what it would take to get them to come back.

6 keys to successful school communication and engagement in the digital age

Matt Zalaznick -
District leaders are paying more attention to branding and marketing, particularly as schools face new competition for students and teachers.

K12 customer service: Here’s how schools should communicate

Matt Zalaznick -
Two of the most impactful steps in improving K12 customer service are to reduce the number of people whom a parent needs to reach to resolve a problem and ensure that all contacts are courteous.

Parents are once again worrying about some familiar school challenges

Matt Zalaznick -
Concerned parents are feeling better about their schools even as pre-pandemic problems like bullying weigh more heavily on families who are seeking easier access to mental health care.

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