1. Community/Media Relations Update
Keith Ward
Director, Communications/ETV
Rena Anderson
Director Community Relations
June 2, 2016

2. 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

3. 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:
GreenpowerUSA Races
Team Redstone – Town Hall Meeting
HCPTA Awards Banquet
Alabama Walk at School Day
McDonnell ES-Playground Ribbon Cutting
K For A Day
Panoply School Days
GHS Superintendent Scholarship Presentation
TFA Advisory Committee
Dawson ES – Playground Ribbon Cutting
Providence ES – Playground Ribbon Cutting
Bottle Cap Recycling Celebration-Operation Green Team
Project Search Graduation
Academy for Gifted & Williams School – Reception
HCPTA – Tour of Jemison/McNair Campus
CyberPatriot Awards Ceremony
Durham Bus Presentation for Summer Meal Program

4. 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

5. There Have Been Many Media/Community Highlights Over the Past 30 Days

6. There Have Been Many Media/Community Highlights Over the Past 30 Days

7. 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
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