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Facebook Live for School Parent Councils

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Adrian Marmara

Over the last few months I have gotten several requests to write a blog about using Facebook Live and how a school council can leverage this tool. It is a great tool to use when you want your school community to be more inclusive and help bolster poor parent meeting attendance. What is Facebook Live?

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10 Ways to Increase Involvement on Your School Council’s Facebook Page

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Adrian Marmara

Here is some advice on how to build involvement and increase engagement on your school council’s Facebook page. Add videos and photos when possible A 30 second to 1 min video from your last school event will tell a much better story than a couple of lines of text. Be sure to always include an

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7 Things to Avoid Doing on Your School Council’s Facebook Page

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Adrian Marmara

Here is some advice on what to avoid doing on your school council’s Facebook page. Do not post about politics That includes what is happening at the local level. You are sure to offend someone. Remember this is not the school council’s role. Do not post photos of children at school Remember to always get

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12 Back to School Ideas for Social Media to Promote Parent Engagement

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Adrian Marmara

Having a good social media action plan in place at the beginning of the school year will help promote your parent council. Social media is a great means of helping to build and promote your school community during back to school time. It helps your parent council to immediately interact with the school community right

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The In and Outs of Social Media for School Councils

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Adrian Marmara

Best practices for making the most of social media for your school’s parent council. In this day and age, almost every parent has a smart phone that he or she checks often. Here is where your parent council should be taking advantage of gaining your school community’s attention via the various social media channels. Before

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