8:010 Public RelationsConnection with the Community
The Superintendent is the District’s chief spokesperson and shall plan, implement, and evaluate a District public relations program which will:
Develop public understanding of school operation.
Gather public attitudes and desires for the District.
Secure adequate financial support for a sound educational program.
Help citizens feel a more direct responsibility for the quality of education provided by their schools.
Earn the public’s good will, respect, and confidence.
Promote a genuine spirit of cooperation between the school and the community.
Keep the news media provided with accurate information.
The public relations program should include:
Regular news releases concerning District programs, policies, and activities, which will be sent to the news media.
News conferences and interviews as requested or needed. Individuals shall not speak for the District without prior approval from the Superintendent.
Publications having a high quality of editorial content and effective format. All publications shall identify the District, school, department, or classroom and shall include the name of the Superintendent, the Building Principal, and/or the author and the publication date, and
Other programs that highlight the District’s programs and activities.
The Board President is the official spokesperson for the School Board. The Superintendent is the District’s chief spokesperson. The Board, in collaboration with the Superintendent or designee, shall plan and implement a District public relations program which will:
Develop community understanding of school operation.
Gather public attitudes and desires for the District.
Ensure adequate financial support for a sound educational program.
Help the community feel a more direct responsibility for the quality of education provided by their schools.
Earn the public’s goodwill, respect, and trust.
Promote a genuine spirit of cooperation between the school and the community.
Keep the news media and community accurately informed.
The public relations program should include:
Regular news releases concerning District programs, policies, activities, and special event management for distribution by, for example, posting on the District website, using District social media accounts, and/or sending to the news media.
News conferences, interviews, and official Board or District statements, as requested or needed. The Board President and Superintendent will coordinate their respective media relations
efforts. As official spokesperson for the Board, the Board President will communicate on behalf
of the Board to the news media and community. Statements made by Board members when not
authorized by the Board will be considered personal comments of the Board member, and
Board members are encouraged to identify such statements as their personal opinions. Official
Board or District statements (other than those made directly to the media) will be made through
the District website and/or its social media accounts, at official District events, or through other
official communication methods, such as District email or mailings. Individuals may speak for the District only with prior approval from the Superintendent.
Publications having a high quality of editorial content and effective format. All publications shall identify the District, school, department, or classroom and shall include the name of the Superintendent, the Building Principal, and/or the author and the publication date.
Other efforts that highlight the District’s programs and activities.
Community Engagement
Community engagement is a process that the Board uses to actively involve diverse citizens in dialogue, deliberation, and collaborative thinking around common interests for the District’s schools. Effective community engagement is essential to create trust and support among the community, Board,Superintendent, and District staff.
The Board, in consultation with the Superintendent, articulates the District’s community engagement
goals.
The Board will periodically: (1) review whether its community engagement goals(s) are achieving the identified purpose(s) and objective(s); (2) consider what, if any, modifications would improve 0effectiveness; and (3) determine whether to continue individual tactics.
The Board President is the official spokesperson for the School Board. The Superintendent is the District’s chief spokesperson and. The Board, in collaboration with the Superintendent or designee, shall plan, implement, and evaluateimplement a District public relations program which will:
Develop publiccommunity understanding of school operation.
Gather public attitudes and desires for the District.
SecureEnsure adequate financial support for a sound educational program.
Help citizensthe community feel a more direct responsibility for the quality of education provided by their schools.
Earn the public’s good willgoodwill, respect, and confidencetrust.
Promote a genuine spirit of cooperation between the school and the community.
Keep the news media provided with accurate information.
Keep the news media and community accurately informed.
The public relations program should include:
Regular news releases concerning District programs, policies, and activities, which will be sentand special event management for distribution by, for example, posting on the District website, using District social media accounts, and/or sending to the news media.
News conferences and interviews as requested or needed. Individuals shall not speak for the District without prior approval from the Superintendent.
News conferences, interviews, and official Board or District statements, as requested or needed. The Board President and Superintendent will coordinate their respective media relations efforts. As official spokesperson for the Board, the Board President will communicate on behalf of the Board to the news media and community. Statements made by Board members when not authorized by the Board will be considered personal comments of the Board member, and Board members are encouraged to identify such statements as their personal opinions. Official Board or District statements (other than those made directly to the media) will be made through the District website and/or its social media accounts, at official District events, or through other official communication methods, such as District email or mailings. Individuals may speak for the District only with prior approval from the Superintendent.
Publications having a high quality of editorial content and effective format. All publications shall identify the District, school, department, or classroom and shall include the name of the Superintendent, the Building Principal, and/or the author and the publication date, and.
Other programsefforts that highlight the District’s programs and activities.
Community Engagement
Community engagement is a process that the Board uses to actively involve diverse citizens in dialogue, deliberation, and collaborative thinking around common interests for the District’s schools. Effective community engagement is essential to create trust and support among the community, Board,Superintendent, and District staff.
The Board, in consultation with the Superintendent, articulates the District’s community engagement goals.
The Board will periodically: (1) review whether its community engagement goals(s) are achieving the identified purpose(s) and objective(s); (2) consider what, if any, modifications would improve 0effectiveness; and (3) determine whether to continue individual tactics.
