Panorama gives a toolkit for building and maintaining a sense of connection, even if schools or classrooms have to move to remote instruction.
Every Student Matters: Cultivating Belonging in the Classroom
This list of connecting activities from Edutopia can help teachers build a culture of belonging within their classrooms.
Attendance Tracking Tool
Download this free attendance tracking tool from Attendance Works. Note that there is one that’s suited for schools and another for district use.
Pathways Resources for Identifying Assets and Challenges
Attendance Works has a COVID-19 attendance guide that schools and districts may find helpful in figuring out what attendance challenges students face and how schools might help address those challenges.
Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System
Regional Education Laboratory (REL) created this easy seven step process to implement early warning indicators in a school or across a district.
Nudging Students and Families to Better Attendance
Education Next published this article with examples of messages one district used for post cards, with remarkable results.
8 Ways Teachers And Schools Can Communicate With Parents/Families
Providing communication that is accessible to all the families that you are serving is the key to successful family engagement. Read this post from Kathleen Morris for examples of creative ways districts and schools are communicating with families.
Panorama: Family-School Relationships Survey
Reaching out to our families, especially those from marginalized communities, in thoughtful and meaningful ways will help build and rebuild bridges and support student success. Downloading and conducting this Family-School Relationship Survey from Panorama Education is a great way to provide schools with a clear picture of family attitudes about several key topics.
Peace Learning Center: Introduction to Restorative Practices
Download Introduction to Restorative Practices from Peace Learning Center for additional insights into the benefits of circles and the need for Principal and administration vision, staff buy in and professional development to support the effort.
Video: Weekly Circles, Building Community to Foster Academic Achievement
Implement a Weekly Circles model to build and strengthen relationships between students. Watch this 5-minute Weekly Circles video from Edutopia to help you create an effective practice for your school(s).