Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Go Back                 Case Posted on September 26, 2012 1:04 pm Add to Favorites Matthew Sollers Reps: 63 Parrent letters not delivered I have couple of students who don't pass on important letters to their parents or guardians. Any advise?                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.                 Solution 1 Posted October 2, 2012 3:29 pm Justin Mortenson Reps: 108 This is a situation where you will want to try other means of communicating with the parents because communication via the student is not working. I would try a phone call in the middle of the day. Even though you may not be able to talk to them, you can still leave a message. This is opening up the dialogue with the parents, and will eventually lead to dealing with this situation appropriately. Votes: +5 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 2 Posted October 2, 2012 3:27 pm uGamag Reps: 116 Assuming that we're dealing with Elementary School Students. At the beginning of the school year, inform the parents that a weekly sealed envelope will be sent home on a set day with progress reports, important letter, etc. The parents will learn to expect to receive the sealed envelope on the specified day. This will ensure that parents and guardians will receive the necessary information. Votes: +4 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution apazeR Reps: 200 Great solution. This way parents are expecting the letters.   Posted on: March 1, 2015 2:52 am Jenna Herberson Reps: 200 I agree that making the parents aware will definitely help, as well as asking for the letter be brought back signed by the parent stating they read and understand what the teacher is sending home.   Posted on: February 24, 2018 6:14 am Add a Comment                 Solution 3 Posted October 2, 2012 2:51 pm edaPab Reps: 147 If I was a teacher in this situation, I would first figure out how many students did not pass the important letters on. If it was only a few students, I would maybe call those parents first. I would update them, from then on, as to when I would be sending important letters home so that the parents could look for and watch for the letters. If it was more then a few students to where calling home would take up too much time, another idea would be to have certain days that you said important paperwork or letters home. This way parents know to look for paperwork on that particular day. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 4 Posted October 2, 2012 3:24 pm uremev Reps: 109 If the student has a daily planner that needs to be signed by the parent I would place the letter in an envelope and staple this in the students planner with a note written in the planner. If this is still unsuccessful I would make a phone call home to the parents to ensure the message is received. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 5 Posted October 6, 2012 12:24 pm NeDema Reps: 113 The letters should also be sent by e-mail to each parent. You could also mail the letters if need be. There should be consequences if the child does not hand the letters to the parent. A parent phone call is in order to discuss the content of the letter and also the behavior of the student. Votes: +2 / -3 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 6 Posted October 2, 2012 6:16 pm tebyXu Reps: 114 I would plan with the student's parents to have an important notes folder. I will place any important notes in the folder and place the folder in the student's bag at the end of every day. The parent would then know to check their child's folder in their backpack for important information. Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 7 Posted February 24, 2019 9:15 pm Jean J Reps: 200 I would let the parent know that there are important papers with their child. There are many ways to reach parents: DOJO, Reminder, email, or just a phone call. Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 8 Posted October 2, 2012 2:55 pm David Corrigan Reps: 137 I would try to solve this problem by setting up an incentive for letters that come back signed. At the bottom of every important letter sent home would be a portion of the letter for the parent to sign, detach, and send back to school for proof of delivery. Each student who brings back the proof of delivery will receive 5 extra minutes of computer time. Those who do not bring their proof of delivery back will have to do seat work as the other students have free time on the computers. Votes: +1 / -1 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 9 Posted October 2, 2012 3:17 pm amaJud Reps: 114 During the beginning of the year I would be sure to find out what is the best way to reach my student's parents. From that point I will then look at what students are not turning passing on the important letters to their parents or guardians, and contact their parents by which they preferred to be contacted. This way you can forward the letter to the parents through email, or if you reach them on the phone they will know to look for the paperwork when the student comes home. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 10 Posted October 9, 2012 11:29 pm BeLyGe Reps: 110 One possible solution would be to have a system that keeps track of how many letters are returned for every week or if not that many daily letters are being sent home make it monthly. For older students make all the letters returned an actual grade and for the younger ones give a reward for all the letter returned or some sort of acknowledgement that the papers were seen. You can even award more points or responsibility for more important papers. As well as make it a surprise as to which papers you are going to count. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 11 Posted October 11, 2012 9:50 am Vivian Winston Reps: 123 In the beginning of the year I would figure out the best way to communicate with each parent. Some may prefer to be contacted by email while others may need a phone call. I would then inform my students of how important it is to pass information along to their parents because if they do not, then they may miss out on something. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 12 Posted April 18, 2013 7:30 pm ZeNyJe Reps: 102 In this situation I would contact the parent and let them know that you have been sending handouts home for them. I would also get their emails so that future handouts can be directly sent to them and not have to depend on the student. I would also have a talk with the student to find out why they are having trouble getting the information to their parents. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 13 Posted September 29, 2021 4:32 pm NyzaDy Reps: 101 I would suggest either texting/emailing the parent during the school day or calling during lunch or planning when the student is not involved with the exchange. That way you are more likely to get in touch with the parent. If it really came down to it, you could mail important letters to the parent to make sure the student is not hiding them away and that the parent is getting important information. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 14 Posted September 29, 2021 4:33 pm NyzaDy Reps: 101 I would suggest either texting/emailing the parent during the school day or calling during lunch or planning when the student is not involved with the exchange. That way you are more likely to get in touch with the parent. If it really came down to it, you could mail important letters to the parent to make sure the student is not hiding them away and that the parent is getting important information. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 15 Posted October 7, 2023 2:26 pm zuLuZy Reps: 208 The teacher should take control and try to maintain contact with the parents via teacher and parent. Since it is not going through the student. This can be done by a phone call, email, meeting, etc. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.