Communication

A Welcome Back to School Letter for Faculty & Staff

Dr. Kara Stern
2 min read
Welcome Back to School newsletter template.

Our Welcome Back To School newsletter template is designed to help principals walk that line.

First, find a placeholder for your opening message, along with an inspirational photo.


Up next: a big pic of the week’s schedule

Because everyone needs to know EXACTLY how much time they’ll have to set up their classrooms, amirite?!

Mary Poppins tapping her fingers to hurry things up

Following the schedule is a gallery to introduce new faculty and staff. Simply switch out the photos and add a quick bio for everyone. Next up is a gallery of facilities upgrades, followed by a button linking to the district website

(So everyone can easily count the days till Winter Break 😆)

Finally, we’ve got resources.

  1. Templates for your teachers, librarian, and guidance counselors to introduce themselves to families.
  2. An incredible collection of links to basically everything a teacher needs to start the year off strong.
  3. A song that’ll inspire even the grumpiest returning faculty member.

Lastly, we’ve woven motivating & inspiring quotations all the way through.

Coming back is never easy, but using this template definitely is. Wishing you a healthy, calm, productive school year.

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Dr. Kara Stern

Dr. Kara Stern began her career as an ELA teacher, then shifted into administration as a middle school principal. Dr. Stern is a fervent advocate for equitable communication and family engagement. She spent five years as Executive Director at Math for America, where she designed the professional learning community that exists to this day. An unexpected move to Tel Aviv launched her into the world of EdTech where she became the Director of Education Content for Smore and then the Head of Education Solutions at SchoolStatus. Outside of work, she indulges her love for reading, devouring two novels weekly, with a particular fondness for heists and spy stories.

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