Below is a draft list of all NPS?-related email lists that I've tracked down so far, with related websites. Please update as appropriate.

You can use this to sign-up for their email lists.

This also demonstrates how many different lists there are, being hosted in different places, and how many times we're paying duplicate fees to Constant Contact, simply because we have not "crossed the bridge" on managing lists for multiple schools/organizations through a consolidated account.

Other NPS lists

• NPS School Committee (ConstantContact)
• NPS Tech Advisory Committee (ConstantContact with WardPTO, Sympa)
• Newton Parents (Sympa)

Elementary School PTOs & Newsletters

• Angier PTO ()
• Bowen PTO ()
• Burr PTO ()
• Cabot PTO
• Countryside PTO
• Franklin PTO
• Horace Mann PTO
• Lincoln Eliot PTO (Google Group)
• Mason-Rice PTO (JCommunity by Joobi)
• Memorial Spaulding PTO
• Peirce PTO
• Underwood PTO
• Ward PTO (ConstantContact shared with NPSTAC)
• Williams PTO
• Zervas PTO

Middle School PTOs & Newsletters

• Day PTO (ConstantContact, was Mailman list)
• Bigelow
• Brown

High School PTOs & Newsletters

• Newton North (ConstantContact)
• Newton South (ConstantContact)

There are several tools we could use to survey people (e.g., PTO representatives). This applies to the PTO-specific survey, but also to other survey needs, such as the NNHS showcase event scheduled for March 17 (?).

To be fair, I (Erik) have to acknowledge that I have NOT used any of these options, so my assessment of them (so far) is based on very limited knowledge. I encourage others to add their perspective here!

Survey Monkey

• Free - Allows up to 10 questions and 100 responses per survey
• Monthly Pro ($20/month) - Allows unlimited questions and up to 1000 responses per month (across all surveys), with $.05 charge for each response over the 1000/month limit
• Annual Pro ($200/year) - Allows unlimited questions and unlimited responses
• Very easy to use; solid infrastructure & response time
• This is what the NPS? Strategic Planning team used for their "appreciative inquiry" survey last year

This book is the place where we are collaboratively developing and aggregating content and conclusions about PTO Communications and Directories. 

It works in conjunction with the PTO Communications and Directories group, through which discussions, events and content are channeled.

We are interested in distributing the attached survey to PTO Co-Presidents.

There are a number of ways we could administer the survey, which are captured here. 

The NPS? TAC? has begun to organize volunteer resources and initiatives to support PTO/PTSO communications to their respective teacher and family communities. See the PTO Communications & Directories group for the latest discussions, events and other activties on this subject.

Specific examples of PTO/PTSO support currently underway include:

• Setup Constant Contacts account to manage email distribution lists for Ward Elementary School PTO; this is also available to any other NPS-related school or organization interested in using it
• Preparing a fairly robust content-managed website for Ward PTO that will dramatically improve many of the publishing and data-gathering tasks and serve as a template and reference model for other PTOs
• Preparing survey to go out to PTO leaders to understand how PTOs are communicating and managing contact directories and to share best practices
• Hoping to organize, launch and complete an initiative with at least one or two schools that would turn printed teacher/student/parent directories for Fall 2008 from a cost item into a revenue-generating line item.

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