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Communicating with the public
Resources to help you engage with your community
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Community engagement resources
Links to articles designed to help school boards establish two-way communication between the organization and the community it serves.
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Communicating with diverse populations
Communicating with Oregon's growing minority population.
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Community relations checklist for the board
Ways to identify if the board is successfully communicating with the community.
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How to organize a successful community legislative forum
Pointers for planning large public events.
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Talking to your school/ESD/Community college board
Sample article for your local newspaper, parent organization newsletters, service club newsletters, or as the basis for a speech.
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Tangible triumphs: Increase support for schools by changing your message
Oregonians aren't getting enough of the right information about their local schools to create a very big fan club for education. Here we provide examples of "blue-ribbon" triumphs in our schools and give you new tools to help you change the public's opinion.
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Tangible triumphs: best practices from 12 school districts
Four key messages the public wants to hear.
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Being a spokesperson for education
Tips to help assure people in your community that your schools are delivering what is expected.
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Key communicator network
Building Support for Your Schools