Community/Media Relations Update Keith Ward Director, Communications/ETV Rena Anderson Director Community Relations June 2, 2016
Huntsville City Schools Partners with Local Businesses, Municipalities & Non-Profit Organizations to Enhance the Mission of the School District & to Engage the Community & Parents Durham School Services SMDC – Adopt A School Partnership Leadership Huntsville/Madison County Adopt a Teacher Wish program Huntsville Council of PTA Team Redstone – 75th Anniversary Celebration Healthy Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Hsv./Mad. Co. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Arts Huntsville Bicentennial Committee/EarlyWorks Community Foundation-Cap & Gown Project Food Bank of N. Al – SNAP Program Global Ties of Alabama Operation Green Team YMCA Boys & Girls Club
Huntsville City Schools Continues to Engage the Community Via Speaking Engagements, School Tours, Ribbon Cutting Events, Press Events, etc. Speaking Engagements/Tours/Ribbon Cuttings/Community Events: 4.23.16 GreenpowerUSA Races 4.25.16 Team Redstone – Town Hall Meeting 4.26.16 HCPTA Awards Banquet 4.27.16 Alabama Walk at School Day 4.28.16 McDonnell ES-Playground Ribbon Cutting 4.29.16 K For A Day 4.29.16 Panoply School Days 5.4.16 GHS Superintendent Scholarship Presentation 5.5.16 TFA Advisory Committee 5.5.16 Dawson ES – Playground Ribbon Cutting 5.10.16 Providence ES – Playground Ribbon Cutting 5.13.16 Bottle Cap Recycling Celebration-Operation Green Team 5.17.16 Project Search Graduation 5.17.16 Academy for Gifted & Talented @ Williams School – Reception 5.19.16 HCPTA – Tour of Jemison/McNair Campus 5.24.16 CyberPatriot Awards Ceremony 5.31.16 Durham Bus Presentation for Summer Meal Program
Having Multiple Ways to Connect with the Community Is One of the District’s Community Engagement Strategies ASK US: Responded to 45 Online “Ask Us” Submissions (over the past 41 days) Trending Topics were related to: Summer Activities/Courses Transcripts Student Assignment Student Lunch Accounts Communication Campaigns: May- Behavior Learning Guide Review Graduation Ceremonies Summer Reading/Project Summer Meal Program
There Have Been Many Media/Community Highlights Over the Past 30 Days
There Have Been Many Media/Community Highlights Over the Past 30 Days
PROMOTING: ETV will re-broadcast Graduation Ceremonies May 28th – June 18th on ETV or on LiveStream link June 15th – 11:00am-1:00pm – Johnson HS Brown Bag lunch July 14th – Martin Luther King Jr. ES Ribbon Cutting July 21st – Sonnie Hereford III ES Ribbon Cutting July 26th – Ronald McNair Jr. HS Ribbon Cutting August 2nd – Mae Jemison HS Ribbon Cutting Follow us on: Facebook (7,221 followers) Twitter (3,470 followers) Periscope Youtube ETV www.huntsvillecityschools.org