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KnowledgeBases > The Positive Learning Climates KnowledgeBase > Element 4 > Activity 3 > Task 3: Share Findings with Constituent Groups

Guideline: Sharing the school's progress in achieving its school climate goals, with its constituent groups, is an ongoing activity. When doing so be sure to present quantitative information it is an easy to understand format and a language suitable for audience you are presenting it to. When communicating with national-origin language minority parents about school related matters the school must 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.

Tools Evaluation Report Outline _EXTERNAL_LINK

This tool from The Community Toolbox is as an example of the type of content found in a typical evaluation 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 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools receiving funds under any applicable U.S. Department of Education program. School districts should ensure all staff members and outside contractors, such as counselors and interpreters, are familiar with the applicable policies on the privacy of student records.

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 Documenting and Reporting Progress to Inform Practice _EXTERNAL_LINK

Developed by the five Comprehensive Technical Assistance content centers, the Handbook on Effective Implementation of School Improvement Grants aims to bolster the effective implementation of the intervention models and strategies outlined in the 2009 School Improvement Grant program. This section addresses progress reporting.

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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