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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ June 2013

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    This month's issue includes:  Creating a successful superintendent entry plan; Is your district's website front and center?; Surveys, Part 1 - Listening to your community with limited resources; Surveys, Part 2 - Deliver the message that gains the most suppoet; Translate jardon into language your audience will understand; Insights for Parents: Back-to-School Checklist
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ May 2013

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    This month's issue includes: Learning to Listen: Facebook for School Districts; New School Boundaries without the Tears; Planning a Board Retreat; Student Video Contest Entices Students to Share Good News about Schools; Use it or lose it! Tips to Keep your Children's Minds Engaged this Summer; Insights for Parents: Start Early to Get your Child Ready for Kindergarten
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ April 2013

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    This month's issue includes: Parent academies provide tools for meaningful parent engagement; Sample parent letters; The nuts and bolts of social media marketing: Part 2; Why publish an annual report?; Insights for Parents: Stopping bullying - Tips for Parents; Here's to You!: Kick the sugar habit.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ March 2013

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    This month's issue includes: Avoiding the Stress of Social Media - Part 1; Is it news? Tips to consider before you send your story to the media; Sample Graduation Speeech; Key 2013-2014 Dates for School Calendars; School Board 101; Insights for Parents: Stress Management Skills for Students.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ February 2013

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    This month's issue includes: Asking questions is a good way to find things out: Starting a district Q&A program; Communicating about school security; Is your finance measure ready for the ballot?; Is your district ready to go paperless?; Naming a school: An opportunity for high involvement; Insights for Parents: Good time management leads to better school success.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ January 2013

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    This month's issue includes: Your Budget Process: What and When to Share: Meeting the Challenge of Closing Schools; Keeping Staff in the Loop in the Electronic Age; Help your Community Make Sense of Complex Information; Insights for Parents: Parent Involvement in Schools; Here's to You!: Tips for Your New Year's Resolutions.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ October 2012

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    This month's issue includes: Editorial Boards 101:  Working with your news opinion leaders; Need a boost to your PR?  Take customer service to a new level; Press Release: Do they still work?; RACE to communicate with your different communities; School Board Media Relations: Develop a successful relationship with your local news media; Insights for Parents: Help your child understand what they see on the news.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ September 2012

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    This month's issue includes: Increase readability by "chunking" your content; Copying with dwindling resources; Effective internal communications: Email news your staff will read; Building partnerships that make a difference for schools; Storytelling:  An effective PR tool; Insights for Parents: Tips to help your child succeed on state tests; Here's to You!:  The Sitting Disease.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ August 2012

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    This month's issue includes: Engage your audience with diverse content; Make your communications count; Getting into the school groove:  Parent tips for a successful school start; Plan to succeed:  Parent, student and staff pledges for learning; Improve your style: Why you need a guide for writing and design consistency; Using testimonials: Third-party comments are strong endorsements of your district; Insights for Parents:  Exercise and academic success
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ June/July 2012

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    This month's issue includes:  Back-to-School tip sheet for families; Building community support by inviting people into your schools; Do you Facebook?  How to get more people to "like" your district; Media Relations: Responding to false accusations; Expand your audience by adding video to your communication toolkit; Insights for Families: Tips to keep children safe on the Internet.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ May 2012

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    This month's issue includes:  Communicating all year to avoid year-end problems; Collective bargaining: Communication is a must; Student Safety: You've got the policies and procedures, but do the parents know that?; Graduation speech; Insights for Families: Summer Learning.

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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ April 2012

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    This month's issue includes:  PR for administrators, Sample graduation speech; Communicating the harmful effects of tobacco; 2012-2013 Calendar pages; Insights family newsletter; Ready-to-print art.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ March 2012

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    This month's issue includes:  Communicating your values during your budgeting process; Media relations and your budget process; Positive communication; Low-cost staff recognition; Article for staff newsletter; 2012-2013 Key dates.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ February 2012

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    This month's issue includes:  Utilizing Volunteers; Understanding the new volunteer; Principles for principals; Communicating with volunteers; Article for staff newsletter; Annual index; Insights family newsletter; Read-to-print art.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ January 2012

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    This month's issue includes:  Deciding what a community will support; Evaluating communications efforts; Creating a school budget guide; Caring for the homeless; Article for staff newsletter; Insights family newsletter; Ready-to-print art.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ November/December 2011

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    This month's issue includes:  Handling criticism; Using social media; School district branding; Recognizing school board members; Article for staff newsletter; Here's to You! wellness newsletter; Insights family newsletter; Read-to-print art.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ October 2011

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    This month's issue includes:  Involving patrons in budget decisions; Creating a school culture for effective communications; Developing community engagement; Communicating about bullying; Articles for staff newsletter; Insights family newsletter; Ready-to-print art.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ September 2011

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    This month's issue includes:  Election guidelines; Deciding which communications tools to use; Blogging your school's story; Verifying Internet information; Article for staff newsletter; Insights family newsletter; Ready-to-print art.
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  • CommunicationsPLUS ~ August 2011

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    This month's issue includes:  Understanding the digital generation; Developing messages; Recruiting, training, and appreciating volunteers; Using students as communicators; Article for staff newsletter, Here's to You! wellness newsletter; Insights family newsletter; Ready-to-print art.
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