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District Communications Services

Grant Wood Area Education Agency provides participating districts with communications services. Here are a few ways the agency can help your district share its story.

Contact Melissa Grennan at mgrennan@gwaea.org to get started!

Sharing Your School's Story

Participating districts will meet weekly on Zoom for 30-minute sessions to discuss communication objectives for the upcoming week. ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµAPP offers several ways to support your district in achieving its communication goals and crafting a strategy to effectively share your district's story. For information on what these services may look like, please consult this document. Contact Melissa Grennan to learn more!

Social Media

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµAPP Communications will handle writing captions and designing graphics based on content provided by your district. We’ll share best practices and effective social media strategies to enhance your outreach. Each month, we’ll provide metrics to guide your efforts, including data on school building representation, ensuring equitable coverage for each location.

Website Maintenance/Content Creation

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµAPP will review your district's website to ensure alignment with best practices for web accessibility and search engine optimization. Additionally, we'll address maintenance requirements and content creation needs.

Districts will also be supported in the creation of smaller Google sites (for online toolkits, event use, etc.).

Photography

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµAPP photographers can help your district share its story!

Graphic Design

Simple graphics for social media can be created at no additional cost. Graphics will adhere to each districts unique branding.

Video Production

Video production and filming is available to participating districts. ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµAPP can also support your district in creating branded video bumpers and openings.

Hiring/Staffing

Simple promotional graphics can be created for hiring purposes. ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµAPP can also support your district in writing job descriptions for LinkedIn and Indeed.

Media/Press

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµAPP Communications will create and revise press releases, distributing them to our media contact list. Our team will also stay alert for potential storytelling opportunities for your district.

Newsletters

Basic, branded digital newsletters can be created in districts' preferred newsletter platforms.

Want More?

Additional communications services can be provided through ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµAPP's If you can imagine it, they can make it a reality!

Looking for a one-time video? We can help!

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµAPP is here to help share your school's story! Districts may purchase a one-time video package that includes a professionally produced video aligned with your district’s vision, plus a folder containing potentially hundreds of clips for use in future projects. Learn more in this flyer.

Important contacts

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Melissa Grennan

Regional Administrator

319-399-6742 Email Melissa Grennan
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Jake Putnam

Communications Specialist

319-399-6824 Email Jake Putnam
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Emily Peterson

Communications and Creative Services Associate

Email Emily Peterson