Read and respond to at least two of your classmates. As a parent, how would you respond to your classmates, and why? Was there any information written you felt could be misinterpreted in your classmates’ posts? Was anything ambiguous? What would be your next step, as the parent? Instructor Dawson     Collecting data is a great beginning, as it takes your emotional opinion out of the equation. However, the scenario already states that parent has not been responding to repeated efforts to contact them. Explain how you are  going to share the data that you collected and your concerns about the student....  Itzel Wallace As a teacher, it is your job to reach out to parents who are not as communicative as other parents. Read the following scenario and respond to the prompt below.  Frank Smith, a student in your seventh grade English class, has been creating quite a stir in your class lately. This is not his typical behavior. Usually he come into class, sits down, and starts his warm-up, but recently he’s been walking in five minutes late without a pass, bothering students on the way to his desk, and submitting incomplete work. You’ve asked him if there is anything he wants to talk about or if there is anything going on at home, to which he always replies, “Nope.” You have tried calling his mother several times and giving notes to Frank to take home, but she has not returned any of your messages.  As Frank’s teacher, what is your next step to try to develop a parent/teacher relationship?               First step I would do is note all the information of my student’s change. When did I notice the behavior to change? How is it affecting hi performance academically and socially? After collecting the data is analyzing the situation and find all possible means to communicate with his parents. I am sure that the notes I give Frank are not getting to his parents and there is the possibility that he might be intervening the phone messages.  As a teacher I would be very concern about my student.  As a concern teacher my next step would have been to inform the vice principal about the situation. Informed her that my next step is to go to the student’s home and try to establish communication with his parents.  Find out why they have not being able to return my calls or notes. I would ask a liaison or another teacher to assist me in case anything goes wrong. For this case I would follow the guidelines of how to engage parents of “Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports” (PBIS, 2013). I believe that it is the best step I can use help my student and communicate with the parents. “Families become recognized as important members of the school community, increasing the outcomes for all children” (Barrett, n.d.). Parents are more important they actually realized.  The relationship between parent and teacher can make such a difference in the child’s performance. Constant communication and teamwork can help the student have a high self-esteem and motiv.

1. Read and respond to at least two of your classmates.
As a parent, how would you respond to your classmates, and
why? Was there any information written you felt could be
misinterpreted in your classmates’ posts? Was anything
ambiguous? What would be your next step, as the parent?
Instructor Dawson
Collecting data is a great beginning, as it takes
your emotional opinion out of the equation. However, the
scenario already states that parent has not been responding to
repeated efforts to contact them. Explain how you are going to
share the data that you collected and your concerns about the
student....
Itzel Wallace
As a teacher, it is your job to reach out to parents who are not
as communicative as other parents. Read the following scenario
and respond to the prompt below.
Frank Smith, a student in your seventh grade English class, has
been creating quite a stir in your class lately. This is not his
typical behavior. Usually he come into class, sits down, and
starts his warm-up, but recently he’s been walking in five
minutes late without a pass, bothering students on the way to
his desk, and submitting incomplete work. You’ve asked him if
there is anything he wants to talk about or if there is anything
going on at home, to which he always replies, “Nope.” You
have tried calling his mother several times and giving notes to
Frank to take home, but she has not returned any of your
messages. As Frank’s teacher, what is your next step to try to
develop a parent/teacher relationship?

2. First step I would do is note all the information of my
student’s change. When did I notice the behavior to change?
How is it affecting hi performance academically and socially?
After collecting the data is analyzing the situation and find all
possible means to communicate with his parents. I am sure that
the notes I give Frank are not getting to his parents and there is
the possibility that he might be intervening the phone
messages. As a teacher I would be very concern about my
student. As a concern teacher my next step would have been to
inform the vice principal about the situation. Informed her that
my next step is to go to the student’s home and try to establish
communication with his parents. Find out why they have not
being able to return my calls or notes. I would ask a liaison or
another teacher to assist me in case anything goes wrong.
For this case I would follow the guidelines of how to engage
parents of “Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports”
(PBIS, 2013). I believe that it is the best step I can use help my
student and communicate with the parents. “Families become
recognized as important members of the school community,
increasing the outcomes for all children” (Barrett, n.d.). Parents
are more important they actually realized. The relationship
between parent and teacher can make such a difference in the
child’s performance. Constant communication and teamwork
can help the student have a high self-esteem and motivation to
achieve higher grades.
I have mention before of the use of the application called Dojo
Class. This app is great! I keep in constant communication with
my son’s teacher and every good behavior or bad note I receive
trough messages on my phone or iPads. I keep her informed on
the day he is not attending school and so on. I believe that in
today’s technology we have so many ways to keep in touch with
each other. I think that request primary, secondary, and a third
method of communication would be great. Only a matter
explaining the parents that you want to make sure they are
reachable for anything. Is a team effort. If not to annoyed them
with silly phone calls.

3. Barrett, S. (n.d.). Family Invovement and PBIS[powerpoint
presentation]. Retrieved from
www.pbismaryland.org/SI2010/PBIS%20and%20Family.ppt
Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports. (2013).
School, Family and
Community Partnerships
. Retrieved from
http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/pub/content/20d9815
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a4dd57b0a823/Positive_Behavioral_Interventions_and_Supports
._2013._School_family_an.pdf
Paula Broad
Frank was not portraying any challenging behaviors in the
beginning but now he has begun to create quite a stir in the
classroom. It seems to me that the teacher has not built a
relationship with Frank’s mother. “The first contact with your
child’s teacher, in many ways, is the most important. This is the
time you are building rapport and developing a relationship of
trust. Therefore, an appropriate time and setting is important for
the first brief encounter. A phone call, a note, or, best of all, an
initial face-to-face meeting is best” (Child Development
Institute, 1999).
Being that the teacher is unable to reach Frank’s mother by
phone call or note, I would think that she would make a home
visit. This would help the mom to see that the teacher cares
about what is going on with Frank. According to Epstein’s
(2002) framework on responsiveness to family engagement, we
need to support the family and identify what area of need is
needed to assistance this family. I think it would be a good idea
for the teacher to get administrative staff involved in order to
get in contact with mom to discuss this matter. According to
Barrett (n.d.), you always want to start off with a conversation
with the parents and not a meeting. You want to build trust with
the parent and for them to feel comfortable enough to engage in
a conversation.

4. It is essential for the parent and teacher to build those
relationships because it will help Frank to be successful. By the
teacher making a home visit or having the assistance of other
staff members to help her get in contact with mom, will aid in
the possibility of other avenues of communication. The teacher
could have been dialing a wrong number and Frank could not
have been giving the notes to mom. So, we cannot judge and say
that she just did not want to talk with the teacher. Just as the
teacher is skilled in the art of teaching, she also requires
knowledge and skills to effectively communicate with her
parent community.
References
Barrett, S. (n.d.).
Family involvement and PBIS
[PowerPoint presentation]. Retrieved from
www.pbismaryland.org/SI2010/PBIS%20and%20Family.ppt
Child Development Institute, (1999). Establishing a Parent-
Teacher Relationship. Retrieved from
http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/parent_teacher/
Epstein, J., L. (2002). School, family, and community
partnerships: Your handbook for actions.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.