Communication Guidelines for Parents, Guardians, Caregivers, Volunteers, and Visitors
Rationale
At Vernon Christian School we value the participation of parents, guardians, caregivers, visitors, and volunteers in the life of our school. This document is designed to guide interactions between all those who communicate with the Vernon Christian School staff. These interactions include when we are present at the school, engaged in school-sponsored activities, or away from work outside of school hours.
Communication Guidelines
Parents, guardians, caregivers, visitors, and volunteers will:
- Be respectful of time constraints of staff and their responsibility to focus on students. Emails will likely not be answered between 8:00-3:15. Emails will be answered within 2 school days.
- Use means of communication that are professional, respectful, and protect personal boundaries when contacting staff: email, meeting, or phone-call through office only. (Calling/texting a personal cell phone, or using social media to discuss school matters is not acceptable).
- Call the office of the applicable campus if there is an emergency that needs to be communicated to your child(ren). Our office staff will ensure that this communication is prompt.
- Respect the authority of staff and refrain from speaking negatively or posting criticisms of staff on social media. ** Do not post anything about staff on social media without their permission (also consider other families in this same way)
- Make an appointment before showing up at school to speak with a staff member when a lengthy discussion might be needed.