Reproduce this article
(double-spaced) on district letterhead and submit it to your local
newspapers, radio and television stations and to the Chamber of
Commerce newsletter editor and the newsletter editors for other
community organizations. Be sure to add information about special
recognition you’re planning for your district’s school board
members.
(Date)
(Contact person and
phone number)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The (school district’s
name) School District is joining the other 14,885 school districts
throughout the United States in celebrating January as
"School Board Recognition Month." Serving on our local
school board are: (list board members’ names and number of years
on school board).
"These men and
women volunteer countless hours of unpaid time not only providing
the best possible education for our (number) students, but also
serving as the corporate board of directors for one of our
community’s largest employers," (name), (school district
name) superintendent, said.
"As your elected
leaders, they represent you in their continuing commitment to
local citizen control and decision-making for our public
schools," (superintendent’s last name) said. "Too
often the efforts of school board members go unrecognized and
unrewarded.
"The key work of
our school board is to support student achievement by:
- Creating a vision for
what we want our school district to become and how we will focus
on student achievement as our top priority;
- Establishing standards
for what we want our students to learn and to be able to do;
- Ensuring assessment to
determine if we are achieving our goals and if students are
learning;
- Being accountable for
the outcomes of their decisions and actions by continually
tracking progress and reporting results;
- Aligning how the
district’s human and financial resources should be used;
- Creating a safe and
orderly climate where students can learn and teachers can teach;
- Forming collaborative
relationships with others in our community to solve common
problems and to support common successes; and
- Focusing attention on
continuous improvement by questioning, examining, revising,
refining and revisiting issues related to student
achievement."
(Add a paragraph or two
describing the special ways you will recognize your school board
members during School Board Recognition Month.)
"Even though we are
making a special effort during January to show appreciation for
our school board members, we recognize their contributions reflect
a year-round effort on their part. They are dedicated individuals
who are committed to improving student achievement and to fighting
for the best for all of our students," (superintendent’s
last name) said.
