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Ready, set, safe: Communication and technology for school safety

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As the 2023 – 2024 academic year concludes this spring, school leaders will have the opportunity to review safety protocols and adopt new tools to foster a safe and secure learning environment for years to come. Also, key to a solid communication plan is ensuring the active involvement and participation of teachers and staff.

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5 ways video improves school-home communication

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Increasingly, district leaders are incorporating video into school-home communication. Many districts that tried video options out of necessity during the pandemic are seeing the benefits that video can provide for parent engagement and are expanding video options even as schools are back to in-person instruction.

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6 tips for communicating with emergent bilingual families

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One demographic that warrants special attention in terms of family communication is emerging bilingual (EB) families. It’s especially stark in high schools, where studies indicate that EB high school students have a chronic absenteeism rate of 25 percent, compared to 18 percent for their non-EB peers in the same grade.

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How district communications platforms bridge communities

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Communication plays a pivotal role in fostering a collaborative environment, ensuring the well-being of students and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. Breaking language barriers One of the most significant barriers to successful integration of newcomers into communities is language. Bloomz lets me do that.”

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Listen EVERYWHERE Helps Student Fully Participate in Musical Theater

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BLUFFDALE, UTAH – Listen Technologies Corporation , a leading provider of wireless listening solutions for 24 years, is proud to report that Listen EVERYWHERE has helped a high school student with hearing loss participate more fully in his school’s musical theater production of Anastasia. . Happy to “Feel Included”.

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One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

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I have incorporated this particular linguistic shift into my work with other educators at Relay Graduate School of Education. At this stage, I am probably not thinking that much about the other students because I have asked the participating student to tell meand me alone. Then, say Tell us __. Be intentional with your movements.

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A new kind of high school diploma trades chemistry for carpentry

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In a corner of Huffman High School, the sounds of popping nail guns and whirring table saws fill the architecture and construction classroom. Down the hall, culinary students chop and saute in the schools commercial kitchen, and in another room, cosmetology students snip mannequin hair to prepare for the states natural hair stylist license.