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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had countless meetings where parents tried to fix the communication issue. It never amounted to anything. And parents would see the teachers downstairs, not in the class. For some parents at the school, that is the only opportunity. I am sure that the communication issue will continue this year. DCPS central office had to come to the school to deal with the parental complaints last year for many reasons. We were told that there would be some meetings in the summer to improve these issues this school year and there were no meetings.  Instead, this letter was sent home. [/quote]

what kind of communications issues? are you expecting more than parent-teacher meetings, homework calendars, Bloom messages? My kid has an IEP and I barely had more than maybe 3 hr total personal communications with her (and that included IEP meetings). Of course I would have loved more, but I didn't feel entitled to it. she worked really hard for the class as a whole. [/quote]

The issue is not non communication from teachers, that was not a problem for me. It was the lack of communication about things happening/ going on at the school as a whole. Therefore, you usually had to step in and ask someone. A perfect example would be getting a last minute call about an event or a couple parents would ask if you knew about an event happening at the school. You would go the the office and the office staff would say that they weren't aware of it.  Then you would sometimes catch a staff member who could clarify. There were also some dangerous things that occurred last year and no letter would be sent home about it. You would hear it from your child or another parent. You would step in in the morning and catch the principal and ask her. I like to know what's going on in my child's school. Most parents tried to get information from the principal by email to no avail. Yes, we already had meetings at the school regarding this. This is not about hanging out or bothering teachers. My teachers communicated very well online. [/quote]

NP here. That sounds incredibly irritating. Is this a Charter or DCPS? If DCPS, you can always go up the chain to the instructional superintendent. And there is a whole team of community engagement people who you could contact. This is actually a big deal.[/quote]

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