Key Communicator Network (Building Support for Your Schools) - Personal face-to-face contact is the most effective communication method to build support for schools.
Building Collaborative Relationships - It is the responsibility of the board to build collaborative relationships with political and business leaders in order to develop a consensus for student success.
Being a Spokesperson for Education - Tips to help you assure people in your community that your schools are delivering what is expected.
Communicating During the Board Meeting - Your meetings can be a gold mine of information about your organization for staff and the community but you’ve got to get people to the meetings and make it easy for them to get the information.
Peaceful, Productive Public Meetings (67k ) - The living nightmare of almost every superintendent and school board member is the public meeting that turns into a confrontation.
How to Organize a Successful Community Legislative Forum - When legislators arrived at Forest Grove's 2003 legislative forum, their surprise was obvious. Well over 300 people awaited them, filling every chair and standing several deep around the room.
Back to School Week Archive - While Back to School Week officially ended in 2004 the ideas offered here on how to invite the community to your schools are still valuable today.