District explains media-permission checks, social platforms and Elevate magazine

Mary Quast said the communications office helps reporters identify which students have parental permission for participation in video, photos and interviews. "We help facilitate news coverage so that reporters know which students have parental permission for video, photos, and interviews," she said, emphasizing the office’s gatekeeping role for student privacy.

Quast listed the district’s digital platforms — Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube — and called ParentSquare the cornerstone tool for electronic newsletters and crisis communications. "The cornerstone is Parent Square, which allows the district and our schools to send electronic newsletters, information, and crisis communications," she said, and added the office’s printed Elevate magazine is used to highlight students and families.