Community/Media Relations Update Keith Ward Director, Communications/ETV Rena Anderson Director, Community Relations July 14, 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 SAIC – Cyber Academy Partnership/MOU Huntsville Hospital – Suicide Awareness Project Second Mile Development Terry Heights/Hillandale Civic Association Huntsville Council of PTA Space & Rocket Center – Partnership Opportunities with ASFL Christmas Charities – Mobile Clothes Closet Project for 2016/17 Lowe’s North Hsv. Store – Partnership Opportunities with Schools NEXUS Energy Chamber of Commerce Hsv./Mad. Co. Bicentennial Committee/EarlyWorks YMCA – Summer Leadership Camp Boys & Girls Club – Summer Leadership Camp HPD – North Hsv. Precinct Huntsville Housing Authority-Sparkman Homes Redevelopment
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: 6.2.16 Jemison/McNair Campus Tour with Community Leaders 6.8.16 SAIC MOU Cyber Partnership Signing at College Academy 6.8.16 Cyber Summit-SAIC Partnership Announcement 6.10.16 Jemison/McNair Campus Tour with Schools Foundation BOD 6.14.16 Hereford ES Tour with Terry Heights/Hillandale Civic Association 6.15.16 Johnson HS Brown Bag Lunch Event 7.13.16 Terry Heights Farmers Market-Community Outreach 7.14.16 Martin Luther King Jr. ES Ribbon Cutting
Having Multiple Ways to Connect With The Community Is One Of The District’s Community Engagement Strategies ASK US: Responded to 46 Online “Ask Us” Submissions (over the past 42 days) Trending Topics were related to: Registration Paperwork PreK Summer Learning Employment Immunizations School Supplies 2016/17 School Calendar Communication Campaigns: June/July- Summer Reading/Project Summer Meal Program School Calendar
Media/Community Highlights Over the Past 40 Days
Media/Community Highlights Over the Past 40 Days
PROMOTING: July 20th – ETV 50th Anniversary Open House July 21st – Sonnie Hereford III ES Ribbon Cutting July 23rd – PTA Summer Leadership Training July 26th – Ronald McNair Jr. HS Ribbon Cutting Aug 2nd – Mae Jemison HS Ribbon Cutting Aug 6th – Jemison H.S. Greenpower Track Ribbon Cutting Aug 9th - Williams Gifted Magnet Ribbon Cutting Aug 11th - College Academy Ribbon Cutting Follow us on: Facebook (7,348 followers) Twitter (3,545 followers) Periscope Youtube ETV www.huntsvillecityschools.org Huntsville Council of PTA: website and FB page