Flipping...Parent Communication?

As more schools, school leaders and teachers are exploring ways to increase student learning and comprehension.  Many districts and schools are using various forms of technology to help incorporate and achieve these goals.

One of the more common methods being used in the past few years to increase student learning and achievement is flipping the classroom.  In short, flipping the classroom means that students are introduced to the content of the lesson the night before, and learn through watching videos from websites like Khan Academy.  Because students have learned, or at least begun to learn the material the night before, a bulk of the class period can be dedicated to students practicing the concepts learned the previous night, and students can get individuals instruction and assistance from their teacher.

I came across an article this evening on EdWeek, which proposed flipping parent communication to increase parent communication and parent involvement in the classroom, and in the school.  The article, Take a Risk...Flip Your Parent Communication! and an earlier article, explain the potential benefits in flipping parent communication, and include an example used by a school at the beginning of the school year.

This is certainly a new technique for parent communication, but has an incredible amount of potential to open the lines of communication between the home and the school.  I think both school administrators and teachers can use these ideas to radically change the communication in their school and/or classroom.

What are your thoughts on flipping parent communication?