If you weren't aware prior to COVID just how important consistent, accurate communication can and must be for schools, you've most certainly learned it this past year! School and district teams have required constant contact during transitions between in-person and remote learning and potential quarantine events. You've also had to keep families and caregivers apprised of changing schedules, meal pick-up times and a slew of other details. Whether you are a school or district leader or a classroom teacher, communication has never been more critical. So as we move toward the end of this school year and begin planning for what's to come, please consider the following when thinking about your ongoing communications:
It’s August, and I hope everyone is as excited for the new school year as I am. As we prepare, I wanted to let you know that we did something here at the OPSRC that everyone struggles with: we made a change.
I want to extend my most sincere appreciation to all of you out there wrapping up the school year.
With education budgets continuing their decline and class sizes on the rise, it is even more critical to empower students with the ability to be in the driver's seat of their own learning and to empower teachers to serve in the role of learning facilitator.
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