Here are 5 steps you can take to jumpstart inclusive communications:

Share weekly, digital, translatable “Principal Weekly Updates” that clearly communicate procedures and school values, and that invite family participation. Post across multiple channels.
Share weekly, digital, translatable classroom/homeroom updates that build a communication bridge from home to school across multiple channels. Include information about the weekly schedule, lunch menu, assignments, due dates, upcoming events, and shout-outs for good attendance. Communicate the importance of being at school. Send these updates at the same time each week, so that home adults can rely on it.
Monitor your analytics to understand who's engaging with your updates and who isn't. Match engagement patterns against attendance data.
Work with counselors to reach out individually to families via two-way messages to build meaningful one-on-on relationships to help address absenteeism.
Implement a positive, welcoming universal attendance intervention solution with communications in each family's home language.

Make sure staff also feel connected

Research shows the benefits of intentional school communications really pay off: the more home adults hear from teachers, the more successful their children are in school—from attendance to behavior regulation to achievement. It's a win-win.

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