COMMUNICATIONS

Husky Herald

The weekly eNews, the Husky Herald, is the primary communication tool for the PTA. The Husky Herald is sent via email from the school office every Monday. It contains information on both school and extracurricular activities. Please be sure to read the Husky Herald to ensure you are up-to-date on everything going on at our school. Please make sure the school office has your correct email address.

Questions?

Contact Lauren Feccia, Husky Herald Chair

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The deadline for submissions to the Husky Herald is the Monday prior to the publication. There will not be any exceptions for submissions received after the deadline. All submissions should be sent to the Husky Herald Chair at huskyherald@hyerpta.org.

For a submission to be included in the Husky Herald, the following guidelines must be met:

Submissions should be as concise as possible. Please add a weblink for more information if necessary.
Submissions should only relate to Hyer Elementary activities. Exceptions may be made by the PTA and Hyer administration on a case-by-case basis, such as when mandated by the District.
The same submission will not be run for more than 2 weeks in a row. In order for a submission about one event to run for more than two weeks, the content must be updated so that it is substantially different every two weeks (i.e., a submission announcing invitations to the Hyer Auction and a submission announcing the distribution of auction raffle tickets).
The Husky Herald Chair may edit submissions as needed. Please be sure to include contact information in case there are questions about a submission.

Other Communications

Select the appropriate communication type for more details and/or submission guidelines.

Questions?

Contact Caitlin Laughlin, Secretary & Communications Officer

Room Parents will only communicate information provided by the PTA Room Parent Chair and sent once or twice a month. These communications are not intended to replace the weekly eNews, the Husky Herald. They serve as a reminder for upcoming events, as well as class-specific or grade-level communications. Please submit any items for the Room Parent emails to the Secretary & Communications Officer for review and approval.

Questions? Contact Kelli Park, Room Parent Chair

Hyer Elementary requests that no mass emails are sent without approval from the PTA Secretary & Communications Officer, the PTA President and/or Hyer Principal. Emails should not be a substitute for information in the Husky Herald. Please submit email information to the Secretary & Communications Officer for review and approval.

Questions? Contact Caitlin Laughlin, Secretary & Communications Officer

In an effort to be more environmentally friendly, handouts are kept to a minimum. Any handout should be only distributed via teachers if it cannot be uploaded to the website and printed at home as needed (i.e., brochures). To be able to distribute a handout at Hyer, the following guidelines must be met:

Handouts must originate from Hyer OR be a memo from the school district (not school district clubs);
Handouts must be approved by the Hyer Office (Principal) and/or the PTA President;
Handouts must be counted out by class and be distributed to the teacher mailboxes in the office;
A copy of the handout must be provided to the Hyer front office; and
No handout may be placed on any school windows.

Please submit handout information to the Secretary & Communications Officer for review and approval.

Questions? Contact Caitlin Laughlin, Secretary & Communications Officer

Publicity & Promotions

Select the appropriate communication type for more details and/or submission guidelines.

Questions?

Contact Caitlin Laughlin, Secretary & Communications Officer

Hyer loves to show off the wonderful things and the Hyer community are up to! To submit event details, awards, community interest stories highlighting our Huskies, please contact the PTA's Publicity Chair. The Chair will determine which items to send to HPISD for consideration in the district's weekly newsletter.

Questions? Contact Kristen Sturdevant, Publicity Chair

SIGNAGE

Yard Signs

Only yard signs pertaining to Hyer Elementary school events, Hyer PTA events, Parent Education Committee events, McCulloch Intermediate School, Highland Park High Middle School and Highland Park High School may be placed on the Hyer lawn. Yard signs must be removed promptly after the event has taken place. Any other yard signs are subject to removal and discarded.

Posters

With the permission of the Hyer administration, small posters (typically 8 1/2 by 11 inches may be hung on the Hyer gym bulletin board. Its content should be elementary-aged content as determined by Hyer's administration. Posters may be left on the bulletin board one month prior to the event and discarded once the event occurs.

Other Promotions

Any other forms of promotion must be approved in advanced by Hyer's administration. It also prohibits the sale of any items on its campus not benefitting Hyer Elementary.

Questions? Contact Caitlin Laughlin, Secretary & Communications Officer

Online Directory

PTA Members have access to the online directory provided by DirectorySpot. DirectorSpot can be accessed online via the web or on a mobile device. All HPISD campus directories are only available online. And though no campus will print copies for distribution, PTA Members do have the option to print a copy of the directory from the DirectorySpot website. Become a PTA Member.

To access DirectorySpot via the web, login to www.directoryspot.net. If you are a new PTA Member, enter your email address as your Username and click on "Forgot Password." An email will be sent to you with a password reset link.

To access DirectorySpot via their app,

Returning PTA Members (whose email address has not changed) will need to logout, then login again to refresh the data
For new PTA Members, please review the DirectorSpot Instructions

Submitting or Updating Directory Information

To submit or update directory information for the Hyer PTA school directory, please complete the Hyer PTA Directory Submission Form. NOTE: this does not update Hyer Elementary's records. To submit or update contact information with Hyer, please contact Kim Shelton, Hyer's Registrar.

Questions?

Contact Jenny O'Dwyer, Directory Chair

Website

The Hyer PTA's website serves as the online repository for the PTA's communications. The website also manages the online Husky Shop and event-specific registrations.

Questions or Report a Problem?

Contact Cathy Geiszler, Website Chair