Promoting Schools and Centers 24/7 (Part IV)  

Bob Rogalski, Glendale Arizona

The Lutheran Schools Development Center is available to assist schools and early childhood centers by offering

marketing seminars, annual fund workshops and “coaching” principals and directors.  Contact Bob Rogalski at

RTRogalski@aol.com or 623.521.6446.  The following is the conclusion of a yearly calendar outline of activities from the Fall, Winter and Spring issues of Views & Vision.

Overall Promotion Plan—Marketing Activities By Month

September

• Send letter (4 weeks into school year) to new families asking “How’s it Going?”

• Hold Principal’s coffee for all new families—invite parent group for introduction

• Plan Grandparent/Grandperson Day

• Parents’ Observation Day

• Website Review

• Mail printed newsletter to all on database

• Guestfest I (inviting local businesses for school lunch

October

• Check Thrivent matching gift status

• Analysis marketing budget (Research best use of marketing dollars)

• Guestfest II (invite administrators of feeder schools for school lunch)

November

• Guestfest III (invite church ledership to Thanksgiving school lunch)

• Assemble church Ambassador group

• Grandparent Day (or hold it before East holiday)

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