1. Community/Media Relations Update
Keith Ward
Director, Communications/ETV
Rena Anderson
Director, Community Relations
April 21, 2016

2. Christmas Charities Year Round: Mobile Clothes Closet
Huntsville City Schools Partners with Local Businesses, Municipalities & Non-Profit Organizations To Enhance The Mission of the School District & To Engage The Community & Parents
Christmas Charities Year Round: Mobile Clothes Closet
Adopt a Teacher Wish program
Digital Tours
Cyber Huntsville
Huntsville Council of PTA
Garrison Education/Team Redstone
Healthy Huntsville
Chamber of Commerce
The Schools Foundation
Boys & Girls Club
Food Bank of North Alabama

3. Speaking Engagements/Tours/Ribbon Cuttings/Community Events:
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:
Read Across America activities
Community Kite Festival
Family Reading Monte Sano
Leadership Alabama
Morris Groundbreaking Ceremony
Digital 1:1 Tour
Hsv. HS Internet Café Ribbon Cutting
Leadership – Masters Class
Student Backlot Tour
Leadership Social Services
AAA Theater Ribbon Cutting
No Place For Hate Assembly
State of the Schools Address

4. Having Multiple Ways to Connect With The Community Is One Of The
District’s Community Engagement Strategies
ASK US:
Responded to 56 Online “Ask Us” Submissions
(over the past 45 days)
Questions/Topics related to:
Pre-K
Transportation
Substitute Teaching
School Zones
Student Assignment
iNow
Textbooks
School Calendar
Summer School
Communication Campaigns:
March-
Kindergarten Registration
GreenpowerUSA Race
Parent Survey
April-
State of the Schools
Summer School
Honors Camp
Robotics Camp
Cyber Camp

5. PROMOTING: GreenpowerUSA-A Day at the Races - 4/23
National Walk at School Day – 4/27
K For A Day – 4/29
Virtual Volunteer/Resource Center – Adopt a Teacher Wish – we have 35 Teacher Wishes to adopt
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