by Beverley Tyndall on September 14, 2017

Connect with Parents to Understand Students

Multi-Classroom Leader Russ Stanton discusses the importance of connecting with parents and using other simple methods to understand his students and their needs.

This video is part of the Instructional Leadership and Excellence series. Learn more here.

About Beverley Tyndall

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committed to Opportunity Culture designs in 2022–23

with advanced roles or on-the-job developmentin 2022–23

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for Opportunity Culture educators in 2022–23 and $57.9M since OC began