Have a reminder section for upcoming tryouts and auditions List the top volunteer goals of the year so families have more information than “we need volunteers.” Some sample goals for the year:ġ4. The more places you showcase this to your families, the better odds you will have of them signing up. Create a “Get Involved” section to recruit family volunteers classes? Want to highlight graduation requirements or lottery requirements? Are there families calling the school asking for the same forms or information over and over? Highlight this information and links to forms in your newsletter! Hopefully this creates a lull in phone calls from families!ġ3. Low on enrollment? Want to highlight more A.P. Have an “Important Now!” section with form links back to Share the benefits of subscribing to the teacher pages to stay informed on classroom updates.ġ2. Include a school technology tip sectionĬreate a space for families on basic technology how-to’s such as where to find their child’s teachers and how to “subscribe” to their pages. Disclose security notes, or have a security blockĮveryone loves security information as well as security gossip-think NextDoor for your school and share things like suspicious packages delivered (ended up being science department supplies), fire alarm set off in the teacher’s lounge from an overheated burrito, etc.ġ1. Create a little discourse with information about where families can share their thoughts with the city as well! Maybe it will help divert irate parents to the city for a day or two!ġ0. Share an interview of a student who did a “shadow the principal day,” or “shadow a teacher day.” If your superintendent was interviewed by the news, share that in your newsletter.Īnything that’s affecting the school such as voting for funding for the new gym is newsletter worthy. Maybe you’re very close to hitting the fundraising goal, and families need one more reminder. Similar to #6 above, was the fundraiser successful? How much money was raised? How many volunteer hours were contributed? Share the success. A previous week/month’s success story from an event Always share the link where families can donate.ħ. Families love hearing the story behind the spirit wear or candy bar they are buying. Santa Rosa Academy in Menifee, CA has each club raise money for a scholarship for a graduating senior. Tell the story behind the fundraiser-and then share a link to Maybe someone from your 5th grade graduating class won a state science competition-share their success.Ħ. Even if you’re an elementary school, share what happens after. High schools can share the best colleges their seniors got into. Showcase a faculty member of the week/month/termĭid someone just complete their Masters or Doctorate in education? Has a teacher been with the school for a milestone amount of time? It doesn’t have to be a teacher to make it engaging you could also showcase everyone’s favorite security guard or bus driver. If your newsletter has a public link to share, students can showcase it on their social media.Ĥ. This might even get the students reading the newsletter and engaging with it. People like to read about themselves and their peers. Showcase a student of the week/month/term Tip: link the stories back to your website-go SEO!ģ. If your school newsletter software allows you to make this integration, you can pull news stories directly from your website and auto-populate them into your newsletter. Link or integrate your school news website stories intoįrom an administrative perspective, this will save time on rewriting or copying and pasting. They will also see news and events in one place. Link or integrate your school calendarīy connecting your school calendar to your newsletter, families can easily add events to their personal calendar with one click on the newsletter. Check before publishing your school newsletter that it has these features to maximize visibility and engagement.Ĭan you print it? (for families who don’t have internet access)Ĭan families search for it on the website?(on website for families who have not subscribed)ĭoes it include an easy “subscribe” to your school newsletter button or form on your homepage?Ĭan you link from the newsletter stories back to your school website?ġ6 ideas for more engaging school newsletters: 1. Before we list the ways, remember that before families can engage with the material, they need to be able to read it. Here are 16 ideas on how to engage families more with your school outreach. The email newsletter we’ve all subscribed to sits most of the time either skimmed or unread in our inboxes.
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