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Community Connections and Public Relations
Establish trust and confidence by creating opportunities to listen and learn from all stakeholders - including students, parents, staff and larger community.
OBJECTIVES:
- Communicate an understanding and ownership of the district's M i s s i o n a n d Vision as an organization dedicated to providing the best possible education for every child.
- Establish positive, professional, and collaborative relationships with all internal and external stakeholders and reengage stakeholders to become active supporters and participants of the PPS community.
- Promote ongoing professional and collaborative relationships to support the safety and well-being of the whole child in order to maximize their academic potential.
- Recognize accomplishments of students, staff, parents, community members and leaders.
Action
Sponsor
Comments/Results
Status
4A
Assess the quality, quantity and effectiveness of external communication to include communications with and between policy makers, community leaders, business leaders and faith-based leaders.
Superintendent
Communications Director
4B
Establish a meeting schedule with the City’s Mayor
Superintendent
Chief of Staff
Municipality
4C
Schedule meetings with various parent organizations for initial listening and learning sessions and discuss critical issues facing the system while creating opportunities for authentic engagement.
Superintendent
Chief of Staff
Community & Engagement Department
Parent Organizations Hybrid (In person and virtual)
4D
Schedule informal “meet and greet” opportunities for the community members by attending school and community events.
Superintendent
Community & Engagement Department
Parent Organizations
School Leadership
4E
Listen and learn and discuss critical issues facing the district in an effort to foster collaboration between leadership and membership.
Superintendent
Bargaining units
4F
Meet with state education leaders for an initial listening and learning session to discuss critical issues facing the district, and to solicit their support. Establish a routine communication protocol with these groups.
Superintendent
NJDOE
Communications Director
4G
Network with state education leaders, superintendents and colleagues across the state to discuss critical issues facing public education, urban school districts and develop a platform for advocacy for PPS.
Superintendent
NJDOE
Lawmakers/Legislators
4H
Schedule introductory meetings with members of the local media and establish protocols for communication that is open, honest, transparent and accurate.
Superintendent
Communication Department
Media Outlets
4I
Visit schools and spend time with faculty, staff members and
students.
Superintendent
School leaders
Site based personnel
Students
4J
Assess the quality, quantity and effectiveness of internal communication to include communications with and between the BOE, administration, principals, teachers, staff and students.
Superintendent
Communications department
4K
Meet with principal, teacher and support staff organizations to listen and learn about the perceptions and gain understanding of the various challenges facing the system as well as its strengths and solutions for moving the school system forward to meet strategic objectives.
Superintendent
Bargaining units
4L
Schedule meetings with established student leadership
organizations. Establish an ongoing rapport with the different student groups. Create student advisory group.
Superintendent
Student groups
4M
Review district’s safety and crisis communication plan
Superintendent
Security Director
Communications Director
4N
Determine the feasibility of administering a survey to all school principals to assess Central Office support of school functions and operations.
Superintendent
Communications Director
School based leaders
4O
Determine the feasibility of administering a survey to all employees to obtain employee feedback around organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
Superintendent
Communications Director
All district groups
