GR1 - Analysis

Teachers who would like to contact parents on a daily basis

Behaviors:

• Contact parents by phone, email, text messages
• Communication regarding attendance, behavior, grades, homework
  Needs:
  
• A more consistent, convenient means to keep in touch with parents
• Centralized (rather than distributed) approach to updating parents
• Two-way communication between parents and teachers for feedback and input

Teachers who only contact parents in urgent situations

Behaviors:

• Contact parents primarily by phone
• Communication regarding bad behavior and failures
  Needs:
  
• Would like a more guaranteed means to contact parents who may be hard to reach (disconnected phones, no internet access, etc.)

Teachers who would like to give parents general, weekly/bi-weekly updates

Behaviors:

• Contact parents by phone, email, text messages
• Communication regarding general trends in behavior, grades, homework, events/meetings
  Needs:
  
• Would like to see more parent accountability and follow-ups
• Two-way communication between parents and teachers for feedback and input