Janney Communication Protocols

Do you have a question, concern, comment or thought that you would like to share?  This protocol is intended to help you navigate the lines of communication at Janney.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEACHERS FIRST: As a general rule, all contact should be initiated with and/or include your child’s classroom teacher (but don’t forget to read newsletters, emails, the website and THT first).

Who’s Who?  Although the teacher should still be included in emails and conversations to every extent possible, these faculty members can provide direct assistance:

Ongoing Communication

  • The Janney website (www.janneyschool.org) is an important source of information about school activities.
  • A weekly email newsletter is sent out to all Janney parents every Tuesday. This newsletter includes updates and information from Principal Lycknell as well as PTA, and other community updates.
  • Each Tuesday, students are sent home with a Take Home Tuesday envelope. Important information regarding school events, field trips, and classroom activities and assignments come home in this envelope. Envelopes should be signed by a parent and returned to your child’s teacher on Wednesday. These envelopes include the weekly school newsletter, a critical source of updated information.
  • Many teachers now maintain their own pages to keep parents posted on classroom activities and assignments. The DCPS website is http://dcps.dc.gov/portal/site/DCPS/.

Parent/Teacher Communication

  • Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled three times a year: fall, winter, and spring. Typically these conferences are for 15 minutes to accommodate all families within the designated times.
  • Back to School Night provides an opportunity for parents to meet their child’s teachers (including specialists) and to learn about the year’s programs and curriculum goals, school goals, and modernization.
  • If parents have a concerns about what is going on in their child’s classroom, they should contact the classroom teacher directly.
  • To schedule a meeting with Principal Lycknell, contact her via email at norah.lycknell@dc.gov. Please allow 24 hours for her to respond. Meetings will be scheduled before or after school.

Community Discussions

  • Principal’s coffees are held periodically throughout the year. These coffees are open to all parents and are intended to provide a forum for parents to engage with the principal about specific topics.
  • Grade level coffees are scheduled int he fall and provide a forum for parents to interact with other parents in their child’s grade.
  • PTA Community Meetings are held 6 times a year and are a forum for the general PTA (all parents) to hear from the PTA Executive Board, the principal, members of the school staff, or in some cases outside speakers. For a schedule of PTA Community Meetings, please check the calendar.