tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post4133220120769903312..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: School PR crowd comes to CharlotteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-70563172077678059542010-07-13T22:15:28.669-04:002010-07-13T22:15:28.669-04:00Dear Ann,
Thanks for making the time to speak on ...Dear Ann,<br /><br />Thanks for making the time to speak on the panel today. I learned a lot and have newfound appreciation for your job and school communication officers' jobs, too. Very tough to get the scoop, get it right, get it fast and know what you are talking about with any perspective. Keep plugging. Thanks again for sharing.<br /><br />Bill K (only Anon because I won't make time to figure out how to "choose an identity.")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-20757596147941987992010-07-12T17:48:57.952-04:002010-07-12T17:48:57.952-04:00Amazing that when the Bill Gates'funded Coali...Amazing that when the Bill Gates'funded Coalition for Essential Schools (which gave Olympic the grant it used to increase scores 70%) came to town, with hundreds of distinguished guests, CMS couldn't bother to send a single downtown person. <br /><br />And yet for the Dog and Pony Convention, they are all set. That should tell you everything you need to know about CMS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-35985835686275905502010-07-12T17:13:14.737-04:002010-07-12T17:13:14.737-04:00Like I said, never a shortage of school news here ...Like I said, never a shortage of school news here to deal with!<br />FYI the principal was demoted before the PR chief decided to leave.Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-7284940730976093112010-07-12T16:57:02.808-04:002010-07-12T16:57:02.808-04:00Ann, now that we have the Education PR crowd here ...Ann, now that we have the Education PR crowd here in town how would they spin the Butler quarterback and his "innocent" incident and the eligibility issues that have arisen due to suspension? Maybe they could also ask CMS why does a high achieving principal get demoted when his Head of PR wife moves to another school system? The constant turnover of communications and human resources personnel at CMS has been occurring for over two decades and is nothing new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-83413176708533825262010-07-12T16:22:36.640-04:002010-07-12T16:22:36.640-04:00Anon, would that be among the 43 percent of statis...Anon, would that be among the 43 percent of statistics that are completely made up?<br />Seriously, we don't shoot for any kind of positive/negative ratio, mostly because I don't think those labels accurately describe most of our coverage. Yes, a profile of an outstanding student or teacher is positive, and a report of school violence is negative. But how do you classify a story looking at the pros and cons of a specific approach to school turnarounds or the new administrative reorganization? Ideally, they're informative without trying to tell readers to give CMS a thumbs up or down.Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-45532504473482828352010-07-12T13:15:17.121-04:002010-07-12T13:15:17.121-04:00CMS hears harsh comments from parents because pare...CMS hears harsh comments from parents because parents rely on publications like the Observer to get their information. If 90 percent of what they hear is negative or controversial, they get a bad impression of the district.<br /><br />Surely, there's plenty wrong with CMS. But there's more right with it than wrong with it. Unfortunately, the percentages, instead of 50/50 run 90/10 in the CO regarding negative to positive coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-63837631202704455682010-07-12T13:14:55.538-04:002010-07-12T13:14:55.538-04:00CMS hears harsh comments from parents because pare...CMS hears harsh comments from parents because parents rely on publications like the Observer to get their information. If 90 percent of what they hear is negative or controversial, they get a bad impression of the district.<br /><br />Surely, there's plenty wrong with CMS. But there's more right with it than wrong with it. Unfortunately, the percentages, instead of 50/50 run 90/10 in the CO regarding negative to positive coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-55994290851720777052010-07-12T12:16:17.700-04:002010-07-12T12:16:17.700-04:00Man, what a time not have a few extra wind turbine...Man, what a time not have a few extra wind turbines around for all that hot air!therestofthestorynoreply@blogger.com