Learn how 180 NJ schools use the parent portal to manage schedules, grades, attendance, assignments, discipline, contracts and fees. Districts can post letters and messages specific to the student from teachers and administrators as well as district wide notices online for parents to see and acknowledge.
Whether they write for traditional newspapers, post on a community news websites or publish their own blogs, responsible reporters need concise, accurate and timely information. Ask NJSBA's communications experts about the best approaches to take when working with the news media.
Participants will learn how to make board meetings "media friendly," steps school districts can take to ensure accurate coverage, and common-sense approaches to follow when communicating with the news media.
In print or online, school district publications are a valuable vehicle for getting your district’s message out. This session will discuss both print and online publications – the advantages and disadvantages of both regulations that govern content, and how to publish district news on the web. Learn how your message should be crafted differently for an Internet audience. View examples of good New Jersey school district communications vehicles.
In a world where communication is reliant on being 120 characters, we need to economize on our words and provide our community a message that is succinct, efficient and effective. This message is the tagline your district wishes to have communicated in schools, at the football fields, in the newspapers as your "social echo." How do we create a positive, effective social echo? This session will assist you in your effort.
I will demonstrate and share mathematics activities that are engaging and hands-on, and aligned to the new CCSS. In addition, I will present talking points on what parents can do at home to support math education, and on what they should expect to seen in the classroom. I will present a sample agenda for a community mathematics event.
Now more that ever, districts must evaluate the most effective communications tools to reach and engage every audience from young parents and alumni via text messaging, twitter and facebook to the business community to seniors. NJSPRA Communication Professionals will share their expertise in creating a successful communication plan for the 24/7 21st century we live in.
For the mini-PR forums, I would like to discuss with Board members why it is so important for one person in the district, whether it's the Superintendent or Board President, to speak for the district. Too many voices lead to reporters inferring what they will into an article, which is never good, and may lead to doubt among the public as to what the district is doing or if they even know what they're doing. It is essential that the correct information is shared with the community and parents, particularly during budget time.
Our presentation will discuss the use of online surveys, including design, distribution, and evaluation of results, as a means for obtaining input from stakeholders and gauging public opinion. Discussion will include using survey results in the decision-making process as well as to create messages that address concerns and correct misinformation.
Unified Communications (voice, video, messaging, and emergency communications) can bring you savings on the one hand, and facilitate parent-teacher interaction on the other. This session will highlight the challenges in this type of large project and how to overcome them, and describe the various applications that can be applied to facilitate parent-teacher interaction.