| Type |
Description |
Teacher |
Parent |
Student |
Orientations, Meetings, Open Houses
(Log into monthly calendar) |
• Teachers hold grade level meetings for parents within first two weeks of school to discuss curriculum, goals, standards, and activities for the year.
• Open House: Families visit classrooms in November to view student work and classroom facilities. |
Orientations: Teachers discuss the goals, standards, and activities for the school year and prepare packets according to guidelines. |
Attendance is required. |
Students attend open houses and do not attend orientations and meetings. |
| Report Cards |
Reports of academic progress are issued at the end of each quarter. |
Prepare electronic gradebook (PowerGrade) according to report card guidelines. |
Review and discuss report card with child. |
Give parents report card. |
FirstClass Assignments
(Grades 3 - 5) |
FirstClass is an electronic communication suite that allows emailing and posting assignments via the ACS web page. |
Post assignments for week by Monday. Update when needed. |
Review assignments daily. |
Review assignments daily. |
Teacher Web Pages
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Teachers post monthly grade level web pages to communicate classroom activities.
|
Update web page monthly. |
Check web page once a month. |
Share web page with parents. |
Grade Level Monthly Newsletters
|
Classroom teachers and specialists send home written notice of classroom activities and events.
|
Prepare newsletter according to guidelines. |
Ask child for newsletter at the beginning of every month. |
Give newsletters to parents. |
Homework Sheets
|
• Teachers send written notice home with student indicating daily or weekly assignments.
|
Prepare and send home with students according to grade level routine. |
Review assignments and sign if required. |
Take home and share with parents. |
Parent-Teacher Conferences
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• Teachers and parents meet after the first quarter to discuss student progress.
• Teachers and parents of selected students meet following the third quarter. |
Prepare according to conference guidelines. If a student is failing or working below his/her capabilities, contact the parents immediately for a conference. |
• Attend conference and discuss progress with child.
• Arrange for conference if concerned. |
Discuss progress with parents. |
Notes/Letters Home
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Individual or whole class written information sent home with student by teacher as needed.
|
Inform parent of concerns or requests in a timely manner. |
Establish routine with child to receive note. Follow note routine. |
Give parents notes. |
| Email |
Email (electronic mail) is the process of sending messages electronically using a computer. All staff email addresses are posted on the ACS web page. |
Email parents as needed. Teachers will also read (and respond to if necessary) parent email. |
Email teachers as needed. Parents will also read (and respond to if necessary) teacher email. |
NA |
| Phone |
Telephone |
Teachers will phone parents as needed. |
Parents will phone teachers as needed. |
NA |
