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As an educator, you know you need to communicate with your families, but it’s hard to know what to say and how to say it…it’s hard to know what to write and how to write it. In her book, Closing the Loop: A Powerful and Practical Guide to School-Home Communication, Patricia Weinzapfel breaks down the barriers to school-home communication and provides you with the skills you need to make the most of each and every communication with your families. Closing the Loop is: Short, simple, and easy to read Chock full of straightforward concepts and real-life examples Packed with practical tips, tools, and techniques to immediately transform your communication with families “I have not seen a better or more compelling resource for educators looking to elevate communication and ultimately the engagement of every family.” -Dr. Steve Constantino Nationally Recognized Family Engagement Expert and Best-Selling Author Executive Professor, William & Mary School of Education Note: Closing the Loop is a revised and updated version of the author’s earlier publication, No More Mumbo Jumbo. Patricia Weinzapfel travels the nation helping school districts and organizationsimprove their communication practices. Patricia served 10 years as the Executive Director of Family Engagement and Community Schools for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation in Indiana. She holds two degrees in journalism from Northwestern University and spent 15 years working in television news. Patricia has combined her two careers, journalism, and education, to bring a fresh, unique perspective to family engagement and school-home communications
