Standard+III+Commentary

**Standard III**: **Communication: A JCDS teacher communicates with colleagues, parents and students in an on-going and respectful manner.**
 * Elements || Enacting/Applying || Commentary ||
 * 1. Communicates with parents || Teacher is effective and proactive in creating and maintaining healthy partnerships concerning student learning, according to his/her understanding of the parents.

Teacher invites and encourages parent input. || * Sends out regular communication to parents about the instructional goals, special activities, and highlights of classroom life; > 
 * Uses parent-teacher conferences and progress reports to formally share student learning, growth and goals;
 * Responds to parent inquiries within 36 hours, even if it is just to say that they will reach them shortly;
 * Consistently follows up on plans of action in conjunction with parents;
 * Proactively communicates with parents about their children: shares a highlight, a change in the child’s day (meeting with OT);
 * Invites parents to share their knowledge of the child on a regular basis. ||
 * 2. Communicates with students || Teacher provides a safe, nurturing and engaging environment and listens to and respects student ideas, interests, and concerns.

Teacher is effective and proactive in creating and maintaining healthy student-teacher relationships with all students.

Teacher consistently provides timely feedback for students in regard to their learning, homework, projects, and social, emotional, and spiritual growth. || * Sets goals that are realistic for each child. > Is able to articulate the beliefs of other teachers and respect differences
 * Meets regularly with students to build relationships, set goals, celebrate student learning, and respond to student comments;
 * May have one-to-one conferences with the teacher to look at student work, create a plan to solve a problem, create an instructional plan
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The teacher keeps written notes to look at student growth and communication over time. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3. Communicates with colleagues ||  || * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">When teaching the same children the teacher actively seeks out team members to discuss strengths, challenges, and teaching strategies for students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Shares knowledge and ideas with colleagues
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Help foster positive interactions among collegues
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Plans specific times to meet with partners to plan for instruction, students and consistent classroom practices and expectations.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Is able to be an upstander to colleagues and help colleagues understand the perception others might have of him or her ||