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RCW requirements for school communications

RCW requirements for school communications

Public schools in Washington are required to regularly share important policy, health and safety information on district websites and, in some cases, social media. And those annual reporting requirements? They sneak up fast, even when it feels like you just sent the last one out. Below are tips and links to help your district stay compliant with communication requirements.

RCW requirements for school communications

Public schools in Washington are required to regularly share important policy, health and safety information on district websites and, in some cases, social media. And those annual reporting requirements? They sneak up fast, even when it feels like you just sent the last one out. Below are tips and links to help your district stay compliant with communication requirements.

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RCW requirements for school communications

RCW requirements for school communications

Public schools in Washington are required to regularly share important policy, health and safety information on district websites and, in some cases, social media. And those annual reporting requirements? They sneak up fast, even when it feels like you just sent the last one out. Below are tips and links to help your district stay compliant with communication requirements.

Staying on the Right Side of Copyright and Licensing Laws

Staying on the Right Side of Copyright and Licensing Laws

Copyright Basics by the Book Copyright is automatic: Once an image or font is created, it’s protected—no registration is required by the creator. Copyright protects usage: Copying, distributing, or modifying requires permission unless an exception like fair use...

Crisis Communications: Lessons from the 2025 Safety Summit

Crisis Communications: Lessons from the 2025 Safety Summit

Start Before the Sirens The best crisis communications don’t begin during a crisis. They start with relationships, planning, and clear internal workflows. Build your plan now, not during an emergency. Draft holding statements Identify your spokespeople Create a...

Creating powerful presentations

Creating powerful presentations

Open with a Good Story Hook your audience from the first slide. You don’t need to be able to cite Shakespeare. In fact, sharing a relatable story in your own words can help set the tone and draw people in.Design for Clarity, Not Complexity Stick with clean and...

Crafting accessible presentations

Crafting accessible presentations

NOTE: These tips do not replace the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. Always refer to these guidelines and recommendations above anything else.Designing Accessible Presentations from the Start Presentations are a powerful way to share ideas, but like...

Leveraging AI: A communications manager’s guide to working smarter

Leveraging AI: A communications manager’s guide to working smarter

Here are practical ways to incorporate AI into your daily communications routine:Content Generation and Editing Transform your rough drafts into polished content using AI writing assistants to refine tone, correct grammar, and ensure consistency. These tools can help...

Crafting a superintendent search webpage to promote transparency

Crafting a superintendent search webpage to promote transparency

1. Launch with a Clear Overview First, introduce the superintendent search. Share the board’s goals and emphasize that community input will be a key component in the selection process. For example: “The [Your School District] Board of Directors has initiated the...

Going pro: The ins and outs of photoshoots

Going pro: The ins and outs of photoshoots

Why hire a professional photographer?  We recommend that our clients hire a professional photographer at least once or twice a year (or take advantage of extra contract hours to have one of our team’s photographers come out for a visit). While photos can be gathered...

Making your data EXCEL!

Making your data EXCEL!

Why Data Matters Data drives decisions, gives insights into how time or money is spent, tracks budget status, and shows trends throughout history. There are also many ways that data can be shared or displayed – in tables, showing comparisons, converting to a multitude...

Get up to speed on Threads

Get up to speed on Threads

Threads is a text-based conversation app Users can post short (up to 500 character) posts. It is a new competitor to Twitter.Threads is a sister app to Instagram When you create an account on Threads, your followers and bio information follow your account from...