SpeakUp 2017Timeline
To help you plan thebeginning oftheschoolyear,we’veprovided ashortversionofourtimelinewith keydatesaswellassuggested datesto begin promoting Speak Up,sendremindersto yourstaff,andmore.
June-September2017
Registerasprimary contactofyourschoolor district.
Download Speak Up promotional materialsand promoteto yourschool(s)atthebeginning of theschoolyear.
FollowtheSpeakUp blogand sign up forourSpeakUp newslettertokeepup todatewith SpeakUp News.
For 1-to-1 schools, consider adding a Speak Up link to your students’ devices for their access and for their parents.
October2017
SpeakUp launcheson October16.
Lookoutfora weeklyemail on Fridayswithyourschool/district’sparticipation numbers.
Every Monday,send aweeklyreminderto yourschool(s)toencourageparticipation in thesurvey.
Provide a link to your survey page on your district/school website(s).
Checkyourcurrentsurvey countsbyloggingin toyourSpeak Up administratorpage.
November2017
Starting in November,SpeakUp preliminary resultswillbeavailableforcontactsto viewonline.Theseresultswillbeupdatedonaweeklybasisuntiltheofficialdatareleasein February 2018.
Encourageyourteacherstotakethesurveyas aclassactivitybeforeThanksgiving break– checkoutourlesson plansto help facilitatetheprocess.
Utilizeoursample SpeakUp tweetsbysharingthemtoyourTwitterpage,or retweetour@SpeakUpEdtweets.
Continuecheckingyoursurvey counts,sending weekly remindersto yourschool(s),and lookingoutforourweekly emailmessages.
December2017
Finalstretch!SpeakUp closesnext month.
Speak Up America Week will run December 4-8. Surveys submitted during this window will increase the chance for schools/districts to win prizes from several of our partners.
Encourageyourschool(s)totakethesurveybeforeleaving forwinterbreak.
Unsatisfiedwith yoursurveytotals?Use oursample emailstospread theword to parentsandeducators.
January2018
Speak Up Appreciation Week will run January 8-12.
Last chance to boost participation!Speak Up is open until January 19, 2018.
February2018
February 2018: releaseofSpeakUp 2017datatoparticipating schoolsanddistricts.Checkyour emailforinstructionson howto accessyourdata.
Share yourSpeakUp data with yourschool(s)through ourPowerPoint presentation templateor byposting thedata onyourwebsite.
