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Communicating with the public

Resources to help you engage with your community

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Communicating with your community
  • Community engagement resources
    Links to articles designed to help school boards establish two-way communication between the organization and the community it serves.
  • Community relations checklist for the board
    Ways to identify if the board is successfully communicating with the community.
  • How to organize a successful community legislative forum
    Pointers for planning large public events.
  • 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.
  • Tangible triumphs: best practices from 12 school districts
    Four key messages the public wants to hear.
Key communicator network
  • Being a spokesperson for education
    Tips to help assure people in your community that your schools are delivering what is expected.
  • Key communicator network
    Building Support for Your Schools

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