Communication at BHCA

Communication at BHCA: What We Ask of Parents (And Why)

By Mrs. Natasha Brady, Head of School

Let’s talk about communication — the thing that makes a school run smoothly, keeps parents in the loop, and prevents 97% of preventable chaos.

Here’s the truth:

I LOVE communicating with parents.
I love clarity.
I love transparency.
I love that our families feel connected and informed.

But I also know this:

If communication isn’t clear…
If expectations aren’t shared…
If boundaries aren’t understood…

…then things get messy FAST.

So, here’s your friendly, honest, slightly-humorous guide to how communication works at BHCA — and why we ask what we ask.

1. Email teachers instead of cornering them at drop-off.

I promise this is not because our teachers are avoiding you.
(Okay, maybe they are avoiding your car if you’re blocking the entire line, but that’s different.)

Morning drop-off time is:

• fast

• busy

• a safety zone

• a child-drop zone, not a parent-meeting zone
  
  

Teachers are supervising, greeting students, and keeping everyone safe — not checking their calendars or talking about Johnny’s missing math paper from two weeks ago.

Send an email.
It’ll be answered.
It’ll be organized.
It’ll be clear.

AND no one will get run over by a minivan.
Win-win.

2. Please don’t sit in the drop-off line and chat with your child.

We love your child.
We love that you love your child.
But the drop-off line is not the place for:

• therapy sessions

• emotional pep talks

• deep conversations

• correcting unfinished homework

• “Wait let me brush your hair real quick—"
  
  

If you need a few minutes with your child, PLEASE park.
Your fellow parents will thank you.
I will thank you.
The entire traffic pattern of Casa Grande will thank you.

3. If you have a concern, talk to us — not Facebook, not other parents.

We are very approachable.
You can tell us anything.
We’re not made of glass.

Questions, confusion, and concerns are normal.
We WANT to know what's going on.

What doesn’t help is:

• group chat rumors

• Facebook theories

• parking lot whispers

• mom-to-mom detective work
  
  

Just come straight to us.
We can solve things SO much faster when we know what’s going on.

4. Read the newsletters. Yes, actually read them.

I know.
It’s a lot of words.
But we cram everything into those newsletters so you don’t get 27 different emails per week.

Field trips?
In the newsletter.

Events?
Newsletter.

Permission slips?
Newsletter.

Dress-up days, deadlines, reminders, schedules?
Newsletter, newsletter, newsletter.

If you read it, you are 99% more informed than the average American citizen.
You’re welcome.

5. Check FACTS and lesson plans regularly.

This is how you know:

• what’s due

• what’s missing

• what’s coming up

• what your child is learning

• what to study

• what to prepare for
  
  

We give you access to ALL of this because we want parent partnership — not parent guessing.

When you check these consistently, you help your child become responsible, accountable, and successful.

And teachers don’t have to send 47 reminders like,
“Your child has 13 missing assignments… again.”

6. Please trust the process — and the people.

We truly love your kids.

We teach them.
We disciple them.
We pray for them.
We think about them outside of school hours.
We show up for them.
We’re invested in them.

So when we communicate something — whether it’s a policy, a reminder, a concern, or a change — it’s because we’re doing what’s best for students and the school.

We’re your partners, not opponents.

7. Communication is a two-way street — and we WANT partnership.

BHCA works because:

• we communicate

• we collaborate

• we respect each other

• we ask questions

• we clarify

• we assume the best

• we give grace

• we work together
  
  

Our heart is not to overwhelm you.
It’s to equip you.

Parents + school working together = student success.

We are a TEAM.

In Conclusion: We communicate because we care.

We don’t expect perfection.
We don’t expect you to read every message the second it arrives.
We don’t expect you to always know what’s going on without any reminders.

But we DO ask for:

• communication

• teamwork

• partnership

• grace

• understanding
  
  

Because when parents and BHCA are aligned, kids thrive.

And ultimately, everything we do…
every email, every policy, every reminder, every conversation…

…is because we love your children and we want to help them grow into everything God created them to be.

🐝💛