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    Way to Go: A Research-Based Strategy for Establishing a Positive Relationship Between Parents and Teachers
    Way to Go: A Research-Based Strategy for Establishing a Positive Relationship Between Parents and Teachers
    Way to Go: A Research-Based Strategy for Establishing a Positive Relationship Between Parents and Teachers
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    Way to Go: A Research-Based Strategy for Establishing a Positive Relationship Between Parents and Teachers

    By Mary Beth Gaertner

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    Is there anything out there that can help us to communicate more effectively with parents? Nothing concerns me more as a school administrator or causes me more angst as the fear of unhappy parents. Very early in my career as an early childhood administrator, I vivdly remember a mommy physically backing me up to the wall with her jabbing words and bullying attitude. It seemed there had to be more going on than her discontent with a teacher who wasn't "loving enough" to her child. My deeper concern was how to prevent a parent from getting this angry in the first place.



    After finding a startegy to forge positive communciation between parents and teachers, I employed the strategy, in serviced teachers, and replicated the research for two years. Parents who are satisfied with the school's attempt at good communication were also pleased with the way the school was going. There is a strong correlation between parent satisfaction and school communication practices.



    The book details the "tell the teacher more" strategy, the training of school personnel, the research, and the comments from the teachers themselves how one strategy at the beginning of the school year can have major impact on the positive communication that happens all year long! If you want to make a major impact in the communcation with your school parents, grab the book and read about the "Way to Go!"


    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateApr 4, 2011
    ISBN9781456736408
    Way to Go: A Research-Based Strategy for Establishing a Positive Relationship Between Parents and Teachers
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    Mary Beth Gaertner

    Educator and administrator for over thirty years, both in public and private education, from early childhood through the universtity level. I have served in the Alief, Aldine, Spring, and Magnolia public school districts, the local community college system and Sam Houston State University as an adjunct professor as well as an administrator at St. Matthew Lutheran School, Spring, and currently serving as Director of Educational Minstries in my 25th year at Salem Lutheran School, Tomball, Texas. Formal education includes a bachelor's degree in pseech pathology and audiology from the University of Hosuton, a master's degree in elementary eduation from Sam Houston State university and a doctorate in educational administration from Californina Coast University. Salem Lutheran School became a National Blue Ribbon School in 2007 and is 157 years old! Using this book, my desire is to help other schools achieve positive communication between parents and teachers using a very simple research based method that really works! Other how-to books provide advice, but this one shares the "way to go" along with authentic comments from the teachers themselves as to how much the process helped them throughout the rest of the year to continue great communication with their parents! "Way to Go" provides the philsophy and educational research behind the strategy for the positive communication model, the necessay ingredients for the successful implementation of "Tell the Teacher More Day" as well as the follow through. I live in Magnolia, Texas, with my husband, Dean. We have two married daughters and four grandchildren.

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      Way to Go - Mary Beth Gaertner

      © 2011 Mary Beth Gaertner, Ed.D. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 3/31/2011

      ISBN: 978-1-4567-3640-8 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4567-3642-2 (sc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011903747

      Printed in the United States of America

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to the teachers past and present of Salem Lutheran School. They have taught me what focus and persistence are all about and how much sacrifice is involved in educating children. They have been truly Called to serve.

      May God bless you all!

      Contents

      Foreward

      Introduction

      Acknowledgements

      Chapter One

      Is there anything out there that can help us to communicate more effectively with parents?

      Chapter Two

      The Discovery of the Positive Communication Theory

      Chapter Three

      Who are we? Two very different schools yield very similar results.

      Chapter Four

      The Proof that Positive Communication Works!

      Chapter Five

      TELL Tell the Teacher More Day

      Chapter Six

      TELL Engage in the best avenue of communication for each family.

      Chapter Seven

      TELL Listen without defense to the parent. Confrontation can lead to fear for both teachers and parents.

      Chapter Eight

      TELL Lead as the professional! In the educational arena, the teacher is the professional. If schools were hospitals, teachers would be the doctors. They would be diagnosing, treating, adjusting, monitoring progress, etc. Indeed, teachers are the professionals.

      Chapter Nine

      Conclusions

      References:

      Foreward

      Have you ever set out on a journey without a destination in mind? Not merely a Sunday drive or a hike in the woods, but rather a journey or a long vacation? I would guess that the answer for most of us would be no. Vacations and travel take careful planning. Destinations are researched. Reservations are made. Much preparation takes place. We must choose which WAY TO GO! As teachers we prepare for the new school year, our own professional journey, with vigor. We hang bulletin boards and plan curriculum, but how much time do we put into researching our destination? How much do we specifically prepare for the individual students we will be teaching for the next year?

      When Mary Beth shared that she wanted to write a book about our experiences with the Tell the Teacher More Days, I knew what she had to name it. Anyone who knows her knows that her enthusiasm is infectious! Her chant WAY TO GO! can be heard throughout the hallways as she cheers on the teachers, students, and even the parents of our school. She sets the positive tone of our school and guides us to our own destination.

      As a teacher on her staff I have participated in the Tell the Teacher More Days and believe it is the WAY TO GO! This past fall, not a month after school began, I found myself sitting in the hospital as my husband awaited emergency surgery to remove his gallbladder. I sent off a quick email to the kindergarten parents letting them know I would likely be out for a few days and why. I could never have imagined all the kind responses I received form the parents.

      One parent worked at the hospital and stopped by to see us right before surgery. Another parent served on the Board of the hospital and asked the hospital chaplain to stop in for a prayer. All in just a

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