Communication with Parents/Guardians

■ When the number of students in a class is under the smallest desired class size, discussions may be initiated with Saint John ’ s School stakeholders including but not limited to the School Advisory Council, Finance Council, Pastor and Principal to evaluate best practice for fiscal responsibility and a positive educational environment.

COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS/GUARDIANS

The school has established ways of communicating with the parents/guardians of its students in order to increase the understanding of the school’ s mission, programs, and goals in general. The following means of communication are used to share information with parents/guardians concerning the functions of the school and progress of their child(ren).

Family Handbook

The Family Handbook is found on our school website at sjsjordan.org. This handbook can be printed upon request at the beginning of the school year or upon a family ’ s admission to school.

Newsletter

Each Sunday (second week of August - first week of June) a newsletter is sent home electronically with current news and information. Please be sure to read this newsletter every week to stay informed.

Student Folder/Backpack Insert

Students may take home paper communication in their folders or backpack from time to time. We have tried to move toward using more paperless forms of communication, but at times paper communication is still necessary - this may or may not include field trip permission forms, registration forms for sports, classroom newsletters, etc.

Email – messages are dispersed to families via Email when necessary.

Text – stay-up-to-the-minute by texting SJB to 31996 to receive text message reminders and updates about important happenings at Saint John ’ s.

Non-Custodial Parent

Saint John the Baptist School recognizes the importance of having all parents involved in a child’ s learning environment. If your child does not reside with both parents,