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PGCPS communications chief pledges simpler budget updates and new outreach; PCAC asks for fact sheets, PTA distribution
Summary
Chief Douglas said the communications team will launch an alumni feature and produce fact sheets to summarize budget progress; PCAC members pressed for brief, accessible updates and asked the district to push information to school calendars and PTAs.
Chief Douglas, the district's communications lead, told the Parent and Community Advisory Council on Jan. 7 that communications will prioritize two-way engagement and clearer materials for families as the district moves through budget season.
"One of the primary goals for our communications department is to tell our stories and to make sure that... your concerns... get out there to the media, to the parents," she said, and described an upcoming alumni page called "Where Are They Now" to highlight successful graduates.
PCAC members urged simpler updates and requested brief fact sheets or a parent-facing "pit stop" summary for the budget so families who cannot attend multi-hour meetings can still track decisions. "Maybe it's a quick couple bullets that you put on the parent link on the PGCPS [portal], or maybe it's a text message," one member said.
District staff said they are creating fact sheets and will distribute a "Dollars and Decisions" slide packet; Board Member Walker offered to help push those slides to principals, PTA/PTO lists and newsletters so parents receive the information through school and parent networks.
Chief Douglas and staff also agreed to coordinate with high-school counselors to publicize Family Institute sessions (for example, a Jan. 13 college readiness session) and to add those events to school calendars when school-level staff are available to post them.
What's next: Staff will produce fact sheets, circulate the slides referenced in meeting materials to the board office for PTA distribution, and coordinate with schools to increase calendar visibility for Family Institute events.
