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Home School Effective family, community, and school collaboration and communication requires schools to take responsibility for communication. This must include: Listening to the public creating dialogue Ensuring two-way regular, clear communication Home School Building partnerships to promote the well-being of students Providing multiple means for communicating with stakeholders, e.g., newsletters, home visits, electronic communication Buy-in from Students Teachers Parents Private sector partners Board All staff All stake holders ETHOS of school communicates: Friendliness or hostility Business attitude or unprofessionalism Excellence or mediocrity Order or disorder Caring or dispassionate attitude Healthy or unhealthy environment 10 Commandments of Communication 1. “Speak” to people. There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greeting. 2. Smile at people. It takes 72 muscles to frown; 14 to smile. 3. Call people by name. The sweetest music is the sound of one’s own name. 4. Be friendly and helpful. 5. Be cordial. 10 Commandments of Communication 6. Be genuinely interested in people. You can like everybody if you try. Be generous with praise and cautious with criticism. 8. Be considerate of the feelings of others. It will be appreciated. 9. Be thoughtful of the opinion of others. 10. Be alert to give service. What counts most in life is what we do for others. Strategy for Improved Communication Plan for improved communication Set goals based on strengths and limitations Establish priorities Target your audience and message Reach out to diverse community groups Find information sources Find community leaders Network Evaluate the effectiveness of your communication ? Barriers to Communication Making Assumptions Patterns/Reverting to Type Needing to Be Right Mental/Physical attitude Health and physical factors Technical interruptions Environmental factors Human error COMMUNICATION IS NATURAL! “If God