PRESS
RELEASE
310.450.8338, ext. 229 15 DEC 2009
SMMUSD IS NOW ON TWITTER!
In an
effort to provide news and updates about the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School
District in a more timely and accessible manner, the district has started
providing press releases via a Twitter account.
By going to www.twitter.com/smmusd,
interested persons can see all updates from the district about a variety of
issues.
Some of the
information released so far includes news about upcoming events at board
meetings, special recognitions for SMMUSD students and employees, and other
issues of relevance to the district.
If
individuals want to be notified immediately of any Twitter update, they can
open an account on Twitter and become a “follower” of SMMUSD. By entering an email address or a phone
number (for text messages), the “follower” will be immediately notified when
SMMUSD information is posted to Twitter.
There are currently twenty-two followers on the page, and the district
is hoping for many more.
“We know
that there are many people who want to know more about our district, our
students, and our employees,” stated Dr. Mike Matthews, Assistant
Superintendent, “and Twitter will provide a technologically relevant and
instantaneous way of getting that information out.”
Superintendent
Tim Cuneo added, “We are doing so many positive things in our district, and
this strategy will provide us an additional way of telling our story.”
This will
not be an emergency communications tool, as the district will not rely on it
for communications to the parents and families. The district is currently working on
implementing such an emergency communications strategy and will be releasing
that information early in 2010.
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SANTA
MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED
ph:
310.450.8338; fax: 310.581.1138
www.smmusd.org