Anoka-Hennepin Schools District Office

Responsibilities:

• Produce district podcasts - securing guests, writing prompts/scripts, providing copy for resource ads, recording and editing each episode.

• Assisted in navigating the transition from classroom education to distance learning - fielding all emails, coordinating signage with Print Shop, etc.

• Participated in department meetings, tracked website analytics and user behavior, employed field research, edited webpages and drafted layouts ahead of a website redesign.

• Edit articles and format weekly e-newsletters and Action of the School Board publications.

• Design and create content for miscellaneous projects, i.e. digital signage for cable TV, Champlin Park billboard graphic, volunteer impact infographic, school profiles, podcast cover image.

• Manage the Anoka-Hennepin quarterly publication, the Focus, from concept to completion.

• Coordinate all translations for district’s top six languages.

• Format and edit presentations for School Board meetings and virtual events - Scholarship/Senior Awards night, Commencement, Elementary and Secondary Discipline videos, etc.

• Work collaboratively with various departments to ensure projects meet deadlines.

• Media monitoring, tagging and closed captioning.

Overall Accomplishments:

• Developed and produced district’s first-ever podcasts:

  • 14-episode podcast series highlighting Above & Beyond Award recipients.

  • Parent Engage 360 series highlighting district resources paired with community resources to tackle impactful topics.

• Participated in the planning and execution of the first Parent Engage 360 in-person event, which amassed more than 500 attendees, 14 vendors and covered the topic of Mental Health.

• Designed the layout of the Return to School Roadmap Guidebook.

• Implemented a district-wide website re-design.

• Billboard designs displayed off of Highway 169 in Champlin, Minnesota.

The idea of the Parent Engage 360 podcast came on the heels of a successful event and at the beginnings of COVID-19. Anoka-Hennepin Schools had just planned and hosted the first in-person Parent Engage 360 event, which was to be the start of an educational parent and guardian series. This event was centered on the topic of mental health and brought in over 500 attendees - the largest attended community event the district office has had to date. Sue Abderholden, executive director of NAMI Minnesota, was the featured presenter alongside Nita Kumar, Anoka-Hennepin Mental Health Consultant. Additionally, there were nine mental health vendors who engaged with the community members, answered questions and provided resources.

The Parent Engage 360 Podcast aims to provide parents and guardians with knowledge from experts in chemical health, mental health, internet safety and more, as well as tools needed to support their children.
Anoka-Hennepin Schools realize the importance of parent engagement in maximizing student success. We hope that providing timely and helpful information through the Parent Engage 360 podcast series will strengthen that bond between school and home with resources parents and guardians can use and share with others.

As the producer of the podcast my role included electing topics, securing guests, writing episode content, recording and editing each episode.

Digital Signage

Strategic Priorities Document