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Involvement of parents and family, school personnel, and community members is important because studies from early childhood, elementary, middle, and high schools have shown that students are more successful when their families are actively involved (Gonzalez-Dehass, Willems, & Holbein, 2005). One challenge facing K-12 public schools is the development and implementation of systematic and sustainable communication that encourages parents and family members to engage with their students’ schools. The purpose of this study was to explore the outcomes of regular written communication between schools and grandparents of enrolled students. This study was conducted at Oklahoma public schools of varying sizes …