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Stay Informed

Our goal is to ensure that families are informed and welcomed partners. To do so, we want to first create clear and open lines of communication. To that end, we have created the below to guide families when looking for information.
PRIMARY SOURCES OF COMMUNICATION
BI-WEEKLY UPDATES FROM PRINCIPAL SMITH
​(via Blackboad Connect and Bloomz)
Principal Smith will provide families with a written update every two weeks to update families about school-wide news. Additional updates will be added on an as needed basis.

Our school is transitioning  all communication to Bloomz. Join your student’s classroom if you have not done so yet.  Contact your student's teacher for your class's Bloomz code.  Families are added to the whole school account as they are added to classrooms and our goal is to have 100% of families onto our Bloomz account!

​During the transition, bi-weekly updates will also be sent from the address email@blackboard.com to the every email address provided at enrollment. In addition, all updates are posted on our website.
BI-WEEKLY UPDATES FROM CLASSROOM TEACHERS
​(via Bloomz)
Ludlow-Taylor teachers provide families a written update at least every two weeks to:
  • Share what is happening in the classroom and to help families engage in student learning
  • Send reminders about upcoming classroom, grade-wide and school-wide events
Bloomz can be accessed on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Contact your student's teacher for your class's Bloomz code.
MASTER CALENDAR
Ludlow-Taylor's administration and PTO maintain a master calendar of events on this website to notify families about the dates, times and locations of school-wide and grade-wide events sponsored by the school and PTO. Individual classroom events are not included on this calendar. 

Sync Your Calendar!

The master calendar can be synced to your personal calendar product that supports the iCal format (iCal, Outlook, Google). For more detailed instructions, visit the Calendar page.
LUDLOW-TAYLOR WEBSITE
Ludlow-Taylor's administration and PTO maintain this website to provide information to current parents, prospective parents, and the community. It serves as the go to source for:
  • Master calendar
  • List of teachers and staff
  • Parent handbook and answers to FAQs
  • Information on getting involved in the school
  • News and events
  • Afterschool information, including club sign ups
SECONDARY SOURCES OF COMMUNICATION
LUDLOW-TAYLOR FACEBOOK PAGE
Ludlow-Taylor's PTO posts news for parents and the community about:
  • Upcoming events
  • Accomplishments and activities of our students and teachers 
  • Fundraising activities
  • Relevant information from DCPS and community partners

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PRINCIPAL SMITH'S TWITTER
Principal Smith shares what students and teachers are doing during the school day. Follow him.
PTO'S TWITTER
The Ludlow-Taylor PTO shares news from the PTO. Follow our PTO.
FLIERS
Ludlow-Taylor's administration and PTO will send home fliers in students' backpacks on a limited basis to convey important messages and provide final reminders for key events.
ROBO CALLS
Ludlow-Taylor's administration conveys information via robo call only ​in cases of emergency and when late date changes are necessary.
 LUDLOW-TAYLOR LIST SERV
Ludlow-Taylor's PTO maintains a list serv to provide an online forum to engage parents, teachers and other members of the school community, including:
  • Event reminders
  • Parent questions
  • Discussions (note: discussing the merits of Ludlow-Taylor policies is off limits)
Membership is limited to current and incoming families of Ludlow-Taylor students and staff members. Join by sending an email with your name, email, and grade of your student. 

All members can post to the list serv by emailing ltes_dc@yahoogroups.com.