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Contacting School Staff Via E-mail
On an increasing basis, we have been using e-mail in Bloomingdale School District 13 as one of our two-way communication tools. District e-mail is intended to aid communications between parents/guardians and staff members regarding progress of students, current class projects/assignments, due dates, upcoming special events and other inquiries of a general nature. When contacting staff members via e-mail, please keep in mind that teacher plan time is (and always has been) very limited, and keep e-mail communications simple and to the point. We will suggest to staff that they treat lengthy or involved e-mail as if it was a phone call, and that they respond with a phone call rather than e-mail.

A few "Rules of the Road" regarding e-mail communications:

1. "Emergency", "need immediate attention" and urgent messages should be telephoned directly to the school office rather then sent by e-mail.
2. Because of other teaching responsibilities, staff members may not be able to respond to e-mail quicker than within 48 hours/2 school days.
3. Because of server delays, staff meetings and other disruptions to the normal schedule, staff may not be able to review e-mail daily.
4. Teachers and office staff are not given time (or responsibility) to pass along messages from parents to students.
5. Keep in mind that certain types of communications (e.g. regarding early dismissal, absences, vacations, health information, medical appointments) require direct contact with the school office rather than a message delivered via District e-mail.
6. Because the Internet is not 100% secure, information of a delicate or private nature should not be sent via District e-mail.

You can contact staff at:

firstinitiallastname@sd13.org
(i.e. kperkins@sd13.org)

Hopefully, we will be able to view e-mail communication as an enhancement.