CODE: 1110
SECTION: COMMUNITY RELATIONS
MEDIA
Every effort shall be made to assist all communications media in the community to foster complete and adequate coverage of the programs, problems, planning, and activities of the school system.
General releases of interest to the entire district shall be made available to all the media simultaneously. There shall be no exclusive releases, news conferences or interviews unless media representatives request information on particular programs, plans, or problems.
In general, the Superintendent shall be responsible for establishing relations with news media, and providing particular information to each through the means found most suitable.
The Board encourages public presentation of the programs, policies and progress of the schools through press, radio and television. Building principals shall clear proposed presentations with the Superintendent. The building principal shall ensure that the parents/guardians of the pupils who participate in such presentations are informed.
The Superintendent or designee shall devise procedures for optimum benefit from such presentations.
The Board shall make a periodic review of its relations with the news media.
First Reading: December 12, 2000
Adopted: December 19, 2000