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All of these principles are meant to be used together. Besides communication, no one
principle is more important than the other. The Nine Principles are used to create a
balanced set of results.
A change I hope to implement is to have all homeroom teachers contact parents for each
student via phone conversation two times per trimester. The positive phone conversation
would be documented on the communication log and used as a means of conversation. It
shows a commitment to excellence as a goal has been set. This goal presents an
opportunity to measure the success of a building. Through an established culture of doing
what is right, students are able to learn, and teachers are able to teach. If some teachers
need assistance in contacting parents, other teachers can coach them of what to say and
provide a script, if needed, to build that skill. I believe this change also creates a sense of
employee satisfaction. Teachers are finding the good in all students, rather than focusing
on the negative. All teachers are involved in making the phone calls. Communication
logs will help all to be accountable and be a team player in focusing on the positive.
This change would be communicated with the teachers at the beginning of the year to
explain why this is an important change being implemented. Communication would also
include sending home this information in the first Principal Page. When a parent receives
a positive phone call, they have information to start a conversation with their child. The
child has been recognized as doing what looks right. The teacher can be recognized as
doing something positive through the eyes of the child, parent, and administration.