Communications/Social Media................................................................................................................................................pages

COMMUNICATION

As a School, we communicate with families on a regular basis through a variety of channels, including:

IN THE LOOP

Our In the Loop newsletter is sent every week on Sundays at noon and includes all-school and gradelevel announcements, upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and a snapshot of the schedule for the upcoming week.

WITH MISSION IN MIND

Our With Mission in Mind newsletter is sent every other Monday through our Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to reflect on how we as a School are living out our mission and Charisms daily. The first With Mission in Mind will be sent on Sept. 12.

HEAD OF SCHOOL LETTERS

Our Head of School Michael Kennedy will send global all-school updates and reflections on a quarterly basis, and as needed.

VERACROSS PARENT PORTAL

The School will use the Veracross Parent Portal as an additional platform to communicate important information to parents. In addition, all emails sent by the School are accessible through your inbox within the Parent Portal. To view the Parent Portal, click here.

TEACHER UPDATES

FXW teachers will communicate with families through their classroom blogs, email, and Canvas.

SCHOOL MESSENGER

FXW uses an emergency notification system called School Messenger to immediately notify parents about weather-related closures, emergency early dismissals, etc. We will conduct a test of School Messenger at the beginning of the year to ensure all parent contact information is correct. More information about this test can be found in In the Loop.

COVID-19 CASE COMMUNICATION

If the School has a positive COVID-19 case, the Communications Team will communicate that information via email as it pertains to each classroom. We will also once again share a COVID dashboard on the parent portal that will be updated once a week with vaccination rates for students, staff and faculty as well as the number of weekly positive tests on each campus.

S O C I A L ME D I A

FXW uses social media as a tool to update our community on different classroom specific, grade-level, and school-wide events, initiatives, and projects. We also use our social media channels as an additional method of communications for important school updates, such as school closures due to inclement weather, etc.

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

• All FXW students, board members, parents, volunteers, administrators, faculty members, staff, vendors, or guests (whether at school, at school-sponsored co-curricular, extracurricular or social functions, or otherwise) share the responsibility for modeling appropriate behavior and creating an online environment where mutual respect, tolerance, civility, and acceptance are promoted.

• FXW is committed to monitoring the activity (posts, comments, etc) on all school-sponsored social media sites to make sure all content aligns with the mission and values of our School. Any inappropriate content will be flagged and removed in a timely manner.

• All policies and behavior guidelines that cover student and parent conduct on the school premises and at school-related activities similarly apply to the online environment.

• The online behavior of all members of the FXW community should reflect the same standards of honesty, respect, and consideration that one would use face-to-face.

We encourage you and your family to connect with us on the following social media platforms.

Like and follow our Facebook page for the latest news, photos, events, and more.

Follow us on Twitter to stay informed of everyday campus happenings and highlights in education.

Follow us on Instagram, where we capture activities, events, and special occasions.

Follow us on YouTube, where we post all-school and grade specific videos as well as livestream virtual

events.

We are working with Niche.com to help prospective families learn as much as they can about FXW. Please take a moment to visit our profile page and write a review about your FXW experience.

We also encourage you to post photos of you and your family at FXW events, service opportunities, athletic events , etc. and ask that you tag us @fxwchicago on whichever platform you are using. Feel free to use the following hashtags: #FXWExperience, #FXWAcademics, #FXWService, #FXWFaith, #FXWDiversity, #FXWAthletics. 24