School Social Media Managers: A Calm Voice Amidst the Storm

I was relieved when I logged in to Facebook this morning to see that a friend of mine had checked in as “safe” from the Wildomar Wildfire, a fire that was actively threatening the area where she lives. I wasn’t sure of the details, but I knew she was safe, and that...

20 Tacky School Website Practices Schools Should Avoid

If we provided the following list to most other industries, it would be old news. I’m pretty sure the whole article would get a response like, “duh!” from their readers. But, because schools and many educational institutions have limited communications budgets and the...

Why Your IT Department Should NOT Manage Your School Communications

No other industry would even consider asking their technology department to manage their communications, public relations, or marketing strategies. These two areas of expertise require radically different skillsets. It would be like asking a prima ballerina to conduct...