Not every district can afford a
full-time communications director.
But they all need one.
Not every district can afford a
Strong school communications make an impact.
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Valued Staff
School staff feeling valued as professionals and acting as ambassadors for the district.
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Engaged Parents
Parents engaging in their children’s education and trusting the district leadership.
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Strong Community
Community members understanding the return on their investment as tax-payers.
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New Partners
Business and industry leaders partnering with educators to increase student opportunities.
Make an impact with IdeaBank Education.
Introducing Nebraska’s first full-service school communication and marketing strategy program, helping districts like yours develop a plan, including:
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Research
Surveys, research and analysis of your district communication, audiences and preferred messaging channels.
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Planning & Budgeting
Development of a comprehensive plan, including crisis management, media, marketing and methods for reaching internal and external audiences.
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Implementation
Assistance with implementing the plan, budgeting for communication and marketing and on-call consulting as needed.
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Evaluation
Constant monitoring and annual evaluation of communication efforts to build and improve next year’s plan.
YOUR PERSONAL STRATEGIST
Meet your district’s new communication strategist.
Jack Sheard is our education communication and marketing strategist. He spent eight years at a 10,000-student Nebraska school district, with experience managing communication through:
- Strategic planning
- Curriculum adoption
- Bond issues
- Shooting threats
- Student and staff deaths
- Viral stories
- Media management
- ...and more!
Focused on Education
From high-impact collateral and logo design to informative, intuitive websites, IdeaBank has been delivering quality creative to K-12 districts and colleges for more than 35 years. We bring your communications strategy to life with materials that meet your goals and showcase your district's successes.
From our blog
Communication insights from our industry expert.
Is your website too static? Have it tell your story.
Your district website is probably providing frequent posts for parents and students on important news regarding changes to schedules and updates to daily operations
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Finding good ways to break bad news
The big question is how to communicate the situation. Who do we tell? How do we tell them? How much do we tell them? Why even bother, since the situation is over?
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School Annual Reports: Beyond The Numbers
take advantage of the opportunity an annual report affords to tell the right story to a larger audience than a typical Facebook post, note home or local newspaper article can reach.
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We're a full-service advertising agency in Central Nebraska, providing marketing strategy, creative services and web development. We've been helping businesses and organizations for more than 30 years and believe a solid marketing strategy is the basis for every successful organization.
Our goal is to help your organization reach the next level, serving as your partner and guide. And we always put in the extra effort to make sure you're pleased with the final results.
We offer these marketing services:
- Marketing Planning
- Brand Development
- Web Development
- Logo Design
- Mobile Web Design
- Public Relations
- Graphic Design
- Video Production
Chat with Jack
Learn more about our program and discuss your district’s unique challenges.