school-community connections
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School-Community Connections. Through Social Media. Your Storytellers. Jodi Mills5th Grade Teacher Sydney BramerAcademic Associate Ashlee ElyAssistant Principal. From Timberview Middle School. What Community Engagement Has Done for Us: 4 years of data. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
From Timberview Middle School
Your Storytellers
Jodi Mills 5th Grade Teacher
Sydney Bramer Academic Associate
Ashlee Ely Assistant Principal
What Community Engagement Has
Done for Us: 4 years of data...
Complaints to Principal (e-mail)
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
178 154 101 26 (to date)
Student enrollment has ranged from 1000 in 2010 to current enrollment of 1150.
Complaints to Supt/Admin (e-mail)
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
36 10 8 4 (to date)
Student enrollment has ranged from 1000 in 2010 to current enrollment of 1150.
Positives to Principal E-mail, Social
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
29 87 68 41 (to date)
Student enrollment has ranged from 1000 in 2010 to current enrollment of 1150.
Great Schools Rating
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
New 6 7 8
Student enrollment has ranged from 1000 in 2010 to current enrollment of 1150.
Discover at least one new way you can reach out and connect with your families
and community.
Addressing the Barriers...
FEAR
Principals and Administration
Your Own
Families and Community
Teachers and Staff
Addressing the Barriers...
Resources
Family Access at Home (perceived)
Blocked Sites
Broadband Access
Training
Two Important Take-Aways
Don’t let fear prevent you from innovating to better serve your community.
The key is diversifying your outreach to families. Don’t abandon the tools that are
familiar to them.
Before you can connect your school and
community, you have to become a connected
learner first.
Facebook Fan Page
YouTube
Blogging
Vine
Google +
Edmodo
Suggested Steps to Get ConnectedJoin Twitter!
Attend an EdCamp
Timberview MS AccountsFacebookwww.facebook.com/TMSHawks
Twitter @TimberviewMS
#TMSHawkChat is our Twitter chat, every Tuesday night at 8 PM CT. Join us!!
Timberview MS AccountsPinterest Timberview MS
YouTube Timberview MS - Keller ISD
Instagram timberviewms
Connect with us on Twitter!Jodi Mills @MrsMillsTMS
Ashlee Ely @AshleeEly
Sydney Bramer @SydneyAg2000