These slides are from a Back2School webinar hosted by Blackboard Connect. Learn about important ways to get your parents involved in activities related to student achievement early in the school year.
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Blackboard Connect Webinar: Bring Your Parents Closer and Your Students Will Go Farther
1. Bring Your ParentsCloser and Your Students Will Go FartherZach DemingClient Care Director, Blackboard ConnectDon MaceWeb Specialist, Union County Public Schools, NC
4. Meeting vaccination deadlines There is no better time than Back2School for parents to get involved in all aspects of their child's academic success!
17. Language TranslationsConnect 5.0 Connect 5.2 Connect 5.1 2011 2009-2010 Set new record: 19M+ messages in a single day 2009 545M voice calls 153M emails 4M SMS 2010 639M voice calls 191M emails 8M SMS 4
18. 5 “I need my administrators to be able to manage complex access levels and sites.” “I think a smartphone app would be a perfect addition to your program” “Maintaining contact info is a huge burden on our schools. A parent portal would be a HUGE benefit.” “I want parents to have the ability to set a time to receive outreach messages and attendance calls.” What are District Needs? K-12 client in Massachusetts K-12 client in Wyoming K-12 client in Kentucky K-12 client in Arizona 5
26. 9 Let’s See How Connect 5 Helps With Your Back-to-School Activities
27. Back to School Using Blackboard Connect Don Mace Web Communications Coordinator
28. Who is UCPS? Union County Public Schools Union County, North Carolina (Monroe) 40,000 students (53 schools) – 68% White, 14% Hispanic and 14% African American About 31% Free and Reduced Lunch 5200 employees – 2900 licensed “Prepare All Students to Succeed!”
29. UCPS Vision Globalization – Innovation – Graduation Our Communication Strategy… Provide clear, effective, timely and accurate information Expand our sphere of influence Expand our web communications
30. Types of Communication Superintendent’s “Welcome Back!” Cafeteria Menu changes Open house, Orientation and school “Welcome Back!” Reminders about required paperwork, supply lists and vaccinations We use several avenues to present these.
31. Vaccination Communication Inform parents and the community about vaccination clinics available to them“…The Union County Health Department will be offering NC required kindergarten health assessments at the fair. The assessment includes all required immunizations. The cost will be $60 flat fee, cash or check only. A limited number of appointment slots are available. … The NC required Tdap will be available free to all rising 6th graders. Tdap for adults will be available at $40.00…” Keeping families informed and providing a cost effective vaccination alternative NC Immunization Requirements NC Immunization Law
32. Looking forward… We like … The Simpler Interface The Streamlined Message Center The Community Portal The Improved Message Targeting The Real-time Reports The Smartphone App …it all!