Enhance professional communication and community collaboration
Ellicott School District is committed to fostering enhanced professional communication and strong community collaboration. By engaging parents and guardians, we build partnerships that support students’ academic and social-emotional growth. Research shows that effective communication and collaboration lead to higher achievement, better attendance, and stronger engagement (Henderson & Mapp, 2002; Epstein, 2018). At Ellicott, we ensure families are informed, involved, and empowered partners in education.
| Strategic Priority Three | |
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| Why is this important? | Clear and concise communication with staff and the community is crucial for a school’s success because it builds a foundation of trust, transparency, and a shared purpose. When everyone is informed, feels heard, and works together, the entire school environment becomes more effective, supportive, and safe. |
| Action steps related to the priority | – District administration will communicate with staff a summary of BOE meetings. – By October 2025, the district will establish school and district accountability committees to ensure that District Policy GBB (Staff Involvement in Decision Making) is followed and to strengthen accountability at both the school and district levels. – Each building will ensure that school events are communicated in numerous ways to district families. |
| Evidence of Implementation | – District administration will provide newsletters with pertinent news from monthly B.O.E. to all district staff. -Quarterly meetings will be held for School Accountability Committee (SAC) and District Accountability Committee (DAC) and meeting minutes will be shared to the district website. – Building monthly communication newsletter. – Dojo communication at the Elementary and Preschool. – School Status Connect at the Middle School. – Blackboard used district-wide. – Google Classroom used at the High School and Middle School. – Updated ESD22 district website. – Submissions to Ranchland news will be published. |
| Evidence of Impact | – SCAP survey. – Increased participation in parent-centered events. – tracking data about communication sources. |