How can teachers more effectively communicate with parents to improve negative student behavior?

 

So, the goal or objective of this question would be to determine which way would be the most effective communication tool to use to improve student behavior.  We have found continuous effort with only one form of communication with parents that has not proven to be effective. So, we want to try different ways to connect with parents to help these students succeed in the classroom.

Action Planning Template
Goal: More effectively communicating with parents to improve negative student behavior.
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Parent Survey	Site-Based Decision Making Team Campus Needs Assessment Team	April- May 2013	Survey Scoring Tool	The surveys will be evaluated and analyzed based on the comments from parents concerning the way they prefer to be communicated with.
Observation/Data Notes After a contact has been made, teachers will document how they communication affected the student’s behavior and how long it helped.	Teachers	September 2013-April 2014	Observation Tool	Determine progress made on behavior based on the contact made.
Interview/s- Interview parents, teachers and students to determine the effectiveness of the current communication effort.  The administration will be interviewed to determine if the communication is positively affecting the number of office visits and office referrals.	Action Research Team	September 2013-April 2014	Interview Question Tool	The interviews will be conducted throughout the year to determine how the communication is positively affecting the student/parents relationship with the teacher.  Also, the teacher will be sharing how they believe the communication is working and what types they have used. Interviews with administration will determine if progress has been made pertaining to visits to the office and referrals.
Tracking which form of communication used and the reason.  The tool will indicate a positive or negative reaction from the parent concerning the communication made.	Teachers	September 2013-April 2014	Tool for Record of Communication	The tracking tool will keep up with what forms of communication the teachers have used and how effective they have been.
Parent Survey	Site-Based Decision Making Team Campus Needs Assessment Team	April- May 2014	Survey Scoring Tool	The surveys will be evaluated and analyzed based on the comments from parents concerning the way they prefer to be communicated with.