Building Partnership: Navigating Difficult Conversations With Parents
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Webinar Date: Nov 17, 2026
Presenter: Jane Taubenfeld Cohen
Meaningful parent-school partnerships are built through honest, respectful communication, even when conversations are difficult. This webinar will help educators better understand the emotions and perspectives that both parents and educators bring to challenging discussions. Participants will learn practical strategies for building trust, communicating with empathy, and working collaboratively with families to problem-solve and support every learner. Whether addressing academic concerns, behavior, or social-emotional needs, educators will leave with tools they can immediately apply in their interactions with families.
Jane Taubenfeld Cohen
Jane Taubman Cohen is a leadership coach and works exclusively with Jewish Day Schools. She also spent 2 years working at Prizmah where she worked primarily with leadership in schools. Jane was previously a Head of School for 22 years at a Solomon Schechter School in Massachusetts, where she and her husband live. While she was a Head, she was asked to become a mentor in DSLTI, the Day School Leadership Training Institute and has worked with them ever since, now as Senior Mentor. After the South Area Solomon Schechter, she came to work at the YU School Partnership where she eventually became the Executive Director. A significant part of her work was leadership coaching even then. She loves that work because of the process of working with someone, as a new or experienced leader, to build their capacity to lead. As school leadership tends to be a lonely job, having someone who is rooting for you and there to support you is critically important. Jane is also blessed to be a mentor and teacher in the You Lead program.
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