Yesterday, I was about to click on the Roosevelt High School weekly newsletter when I stopped myself when it occurred to me, “Wait, why do I still open this each week given that my kids no longer go to this school?” Tessa graduated last spring, and still, I found delight in reading it.

Many people work so hard to bring some important information into these newsletters every week, and I value these letters as resources provide. The recent one, for example, listed all sorts of resources to help spark key conversations.

I bring this all up because those emails are a vital connection between the entire Roosevelt community, families, students, and teachers. I have a deep appreciation for the people who put these emails together.

A big shift has happened, a reset is remerging, and how we communicate as schools and families is critical. What types of committees will we make? How should such emails even be changed?

As family members, what is a good time to talk about how is our school email? What type of information is in your school’s newsletter? Do you find parts of it valuable? Would you like to see more of something?

Today I share some sections I’ve found useful from my kid’s alma mater high school.