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KnowledgeBases > The School Improvement KnowledgeBase > Element 3 > Activity 2 > Task 3: Share Findings with Constituents

Guideline:

Communicating with constituent groups is an ongoing activity. Sharing the school's progress in achieving its improvement goals is part of this communication. When sharing quantitative information, it is important the information be presented in an easy to understand format and a language suitable for each audience. When communicating with national-origin language minority parents about school-related matters, do so in a language they understand.

Checklists Checklist of Possible Stakeholders

A broad range of stakeholders should be involved in the improvement process. This checklist may help the improvement team identify stakeholders in its community.

Checklists Different Formats for Different Audiences

This document lists a number of different types of reports and suggests appropriate audiences for each report.

Guidelines Guidelines for Effective Public Engagement

This Education Leadership Toolkit document offers five guidelines for effective public engagement. The Education Leadership Toolkit was a project of the National School Boards Foundation under a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Legal Report Cards - Non-regulatory Guidance _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to the U.S. Department of Education's non-regulatory guidance on report cards.

Practical Tips Presenting to Difficult Audiences

Not everyone may be receptive to the message being conveyed. This document provides five recommendations for presenting difficult messages to audiences.

References Writing to Linguistically Diverse Audiences

Writing effectively for an audience with a wide variety of backgrounds is difficult. This page provides several resources to help writers craft their message to reach the widest possible audience.

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