At Saskatoon Public Schools, we believe that a strong partnership between school staff and family is key to each child’s success.

The following guidelines support open, honest and respectful communication between school and home: 

• Approach any problems with a sense of partnership between families and school staff, knowing that you share the goal of a positive outcome for the student. 
• Ensure respectful and polite communication. 
• While both school and home have similar goals to support students, differing experiences and opinions need to be considered. 
• Actively listen to others with the goal of understanding. 
• Recognize that privacy rules can, at times, limit the information that can be shared. 
• Generally, families can expect a response to any new inquiry in two business days. Although channels like Edsby can provide quick communication, it’s important that school staff have time to provide you with a thorough response. 

If you have a concern about your child’s experience which you would like to bring to school or division staff, we ask that you approach school staff in the following order: