1. Community/Media Relations Update
Keith Ward
Director, Communications/ETV
Rena Anderson
Director, Community Relations
July 14, 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
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

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:
Jemison/McNair Campus Tour with Community Leaders
SAIC MOU Cyber Partnership Signing at College Academy
Cyber Summit-SAIC Partnership Announcement
Jemison/McNair Campus Tour with Schools Foundation BOD
Hereford ES Tour with Terry Heights/Hillandale Civic Association
Johnson HS Brown Bag Lunch Event
Terry Heights Farmers Market-Community Outreach
Martin Luther King Jr. ES Ribbon Cutting

4. 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

5. Media/Community Highlights Over the Past 40 Days

6. Media/Community Highlights Over the Past 40 Days

7. 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
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