Communications

Effective communication is vital for a successful Notre Dame Prep experience for you and your student. We want you to always be in-the-know. Please make sure your email addresses and phone numbers are accurate and current with our registrar’s office by contacting registrar@ndpsaints.org. To ensure that our emails are always delivered to your inbox, please make NOTRE DAME PREP a contact in your email account using Notre Dame Prep as the contact name and info@ndpsaints.org as the email address. HOW WE STAY IN TOUCH

1. Notre Dame Prep AZ App: Download our free app. a. Use the QR code to the right to download our app. b. Our app provides quick access to important links and tells you everything you need to know about NDP at your fingertips. c. App subscribers can sign up for “push notifications” for reminders and alerts.

2. Website a. Our website is your primary resource for information about our school. Check it out at ndpsaints.org and explore! b. There are two tabs that are designed with you in mind: Quicklinks and myNDP. c. A confidential passkey is required for secure pages. Email Kim Haub at khaub@ndpsaints.org to obtain that passkey. - please do not share the password. d. News about students, clubs and activities can be found under Culture. e. School calendar, lunch menu and the student/parent handbook can be found under

Quick Links.

f. The course description guide can be found under Academics. g. The complete faculty and staff directory can be found under myNDP. h. Event registrations and ways to give can be found under Support NDP. i. Check out The Scoop at ndpsaints.org/the-scoop for news in a quick, easy-to-read format.

3. The Weekly Parent Newsletter a. Emailed to parents and students every TUESDAY afternoon. b. Contains important academic reminders, student activities information, advancement news and more. c. If you do not receive our newsletter, please add saintsnews@ndpsaints.org to your contact list in your email account or visit our website under Quick Links>Communications to read it online.

4. Parent Club Newsletters a. Emailed to moms each month with news specific to Mothers’ Guild. b. Emailed to dads each month with news specific to Dads’ Club.

5. Text messages a. Urgent alerts and last-minute reminders that cannot wait until the next newsletter. b. Please keep your cell phone number updated through the NDP registrar.

6. Social Media is updated frequently. “Follow” us and stay informed.

facebook.com/NDPSaints

twitter.com/NDPSaintsNews

youtube.com/NotreDamePrep @ndpsaints

linkedin.com/school/notre-dame-preparatory/

If you have news to share about your NDP student, contact us at news@ndpsaints.org. 7. Straight Talk a. Emailed as needed to all parents. b. Contains news about critical issues facing our school community straight from the principal or other executive team members. 8. Letters from the Registrar a. Important academic-related letters from the principal, asst. principals or deans. b. Announcements regarding grades, behavior and transcripts. c. Urgent school information. d. NOTE: Always check your junk/spam folders if you suspect that you are missing

our emails. Be sure to make rcochran@ndpsaints.org and powerschool@ndpsaints.org contacts in your email account.

9. Video Announcements a. Produced and broadcasted weekly by students in NDP Live! b. Student reporters breakdown the current events on campus. c. Shown once a week during House Time then posted on The Scoop and available at

youtube.com/NotreDamePrep.

10. Saints Nation Annual Report a. Annual retrospective of campus life. b. Financial/Donor Information. c. Feature stories about members of the NDP community. ACADEMICS CHAIN OF COMMUNICATION Should a concern arise in the classroom or with a student’s grades the following procedure should be followed:

1. To help students build self-advocacy skills, the first line of communication should always begin between the student and the teacher. 2. After the student has communicated with the teacher, then the parents can contact the teacher directly via email if necessary. 3. If the issue remains unresolved, the parent should then communicate his/her concern with the department chair or child’s counselor. 4. Parents should only contact the Assistant Principal of Learning Services (theisler@ndpsaints.org) if the chain of communication has been exhausted.