Navigating School Communications in a Politically Charged Era
Thank you for joining us on Thursday, April 28 for School PR Day 2022! We hope you enjoyed our presentation. Our speakers Janet Swiecichowski, APR and Chelsea Janke are available to answer questions that we were not able to get to. Feel free to contact either of them.
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Beyond excellent presentation @jswitch and @chelseajanke during @Finalsite School PR day. I could not take notes fast enough! This session is a “must” for school communicators and leaders. #SchoolPRDay
— Karen Heath (@karen_heath) April 28, 2022
School Districts Referenced in Presentation
- Community Engagement & Voice (SoWashCo Schools)
- 2022 NSBA Magna Award Winner Video (Richfield Public Schools)
Resources from the Presentation
- How Politics are Straining Parent-School Relationships (EdWeek – 12 min. read)
- Heineken Ad #OpenYourWorld (YouTube – 4:25 min. watch)
- Get to Know Your Neighborhoods (Census.gov)
- 2020 US Election Map (NYTimes Interactive Map)
- EY Future Consumer Index
- Crucial Conversations for Dialogue
- The World Cafe
- Study Circles
- Things We Can and Can’t Control
Other Resources
- A Search for Common Ground by Frederick Hess and Pedro Noguera
- Uncommon Ground Podcast by Van Jones
- With the People by Kettering Foundation
- E911.com by Jim Lukaszewski, APR
- Culture Shock Joanna Massey (TedTalk Video 14:22 min)
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