From 3210c38600bd5b8dcafb1ade053f093adbf4d217 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amber Dueck <adueck@crics.asia>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:38:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: update handbooks/teacher-handbook

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 title: Teacher Handbook
 description: 
 published: true
-date: 2025-12-16T08:17:38.719Z
+date: 2025-12-16T08:38:07.429Z
 tags: 
 editor: ckeditor
 dateCreated: 2023-09-22T06:51:23.530Z
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ dateCreated: 2023-09-22T06:51:23.530Z
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Email</h3>
 <p>Staff are expected to do their best to respond to email in a timely manner (within 24-48 hours, not including evenings, weekends, or school holidays). This definition of <i>timely manner</i> is communicated to parents in the School Handbook.</p>
+<p>We are not expecting teachers to check emails in the evening or weekend. If staff are working outside of normal hours, we recommend that they schedule emails to send for the next school day when possible.</p>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Elementary Teachers (grades K-6)</h3>
 <p>Elementary teachers are expected to communicate with parents through Registration Day Open classroom greetings, open house conferences, report cards with notes, a parent-teacher conference at the end of the first quarter, and other opportunities suggested by the elementary principal. Many teachers create messaging accounts, like Class Dojo, or use DOT books to communicate with parents more frequently.</p>