Community/Media Relations Update Keith Ward, Director, Communications/ETV Rena Anderson, Director, Community Relations September 3, 2015

Huntsville City Schools Partners with Local Businesses, Municipalities and Non-Profit Organizations To Enhance The Mission of the School District Earthfare School Supply Contest – Challenger Elementary School Research Park Advisory Board – Columbia High School City of Huntsville – Healthy Huntsville Program City of Huntsville – Wing Ding 37 County Commission – Education Celebration Hsv. Council of PTAs/PTSAs – Back to School Parades, Open House events, etc. Colleges and Businesses – College and Career Connection Week Chamber of Commerce/The Schools Foundation – College and Career Connection Week Connect Leadership Small Group – School/District Needs Biztech – Start It Up Youth Entrepreneurship Program Teach for America Advisory Committee – Mentor Program Huntsville Housing Authority – Resident Meetings, School Greeters Second Mile Development – School Greeters Boys & Girls Club and YMCA – Youth Leadership Camp/PACE Program Cornerstone Initiative – Community Meetings Northrop Grumman – Space Camp opportunity for youth Sonia Inc. – Back to School Jam STEM Outreach Committee – School/District Needs AZ Technologies – Job Shadow/Mentor Opportunities Boeing – Iridescent Program/Family Science Night – Morris Elementary School Huntsville Utilities – Green Energy Project and related School Programs Operation Making a Difference – Youth Program

Good News Stories With The Community We Continue To Seek Additional Opportunities and Alternative Media Outlets To Share Our Good News Stories With The Community New Publications/Media Outlets: KnowHuntsville – Greenpower Team USA

Speaking Engagements/Tours/Ribbon Cuttings: Huntsville City Schools Continues to Engage The Community Via Speaking Engagements, School Tours, Ribbon Cutting Events, etc. We average 8 Community Speaking Engagements per Month Speaking Engagements/Tours/Ribbon Cuttings: we shared approx. 46 hrs. with a variety of community groups 26 speaking engagements June-August 8.27.15 Teach for America/Chamber of Commerce 8.26.15 Coffee, Community and Conversation-HCPTA 8.25.15 McNair PTSA 8.19.15 Research Park Advisory Committee-Columbia HS 8.11.15 SMD Conference 8.10.15 Friends of the Bailey Cove Library 8.8.15 Back to School Parade 8.8.15 Education Celebration 8.6.15 HCS Press Conference 8.1.15 CAFY 7.29.15 MOAA 7.28.15 NE Hsv. Civic Association 7.27.15 Team Redstone 7.25.15 Hsv. Council of PTAs Summer Leadership Training

Speaking Engagements/Tours/Ribbon Cuttings (cont.): Having Multiple Ways to Connect With The Community Is One Of The District’s Community Engagement Strategies Speaking Engagements/Tours/Ribbon Cuttings (cont.): 7.22.15 Huntsville South Civic Association 7.21.15 Huntsville Housing Authority-Resident Meeting 7.21.15 Downtown Rotary Club of Huntsville 7.21.15 Energy Huntsville 7.20.15 Kiwanis Club of Huntsville 7.7.15 Huntsville Housing Authority-Resident Meeting 7.6.15 Holiday Homes Civic Association 6.19.15 Leadership National Conference (LHMC) 6.18.15 Golden K Kiwanis Club 6.17.15 Grissom HS PTA Board 6.17.15 Jones Valley ES PTA Board 6.4.15 Hsv. Area Association of Realtors ASK US: Responded to 220 Online Ask Us Submissions (May 7th – present date) Topics related to: Registration, Transcripts/Records Requests, Employment, Calendar, School Zones, Pre-K

PROMOTING: Reminders: College and Career Connection Week Attendance Awareness Month The Academy for Academics and Arts – Community Open House, 9/8 @5:00pm Virtual Volunteer/Resource Center – Adopt a Teacher Wish – we have 28 Teacher Wishes to adopt Reminders: Sign up for Notify Me to subscribe to receive District Updates Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and ETV