| Delaware City School District |
| Administrative Guidelines |
9120C - NEWS MEDIA RELATIONS
The Superintendent will function as the District's communication representative with the news media and the principal will serve that function at the school level. In order to maintain a progressive and coordinated program of public relations for the District, it is essential that staff members will not give school information or an interview requested by representatives of the news media without prior approval of the principal who will either set up an appointment for this purpose which will not interfere with the staff member's daily activities, or speak to the media representative about the matter personally;
The District and each school's communications representative shall:
| A. | be readily available to media representatives; | |
| B. | provide media representatives upon their request with all facts that give a true picture to the best of his/her knowledge; | |
| C. | keep media representatives fully informed with regard to the school system in all aspects, activities, and changes, so that any reporting will be done on the basis of a complete and valid overview; | |
| D. | submit, suggest or request feature stories or articles to media representatives which are of interest or importance; | |
| E. | provide an agenda and other "background" material to media representatives who attend meetings of the Board; | |
| F. | meet periodically with representatives of the news media to discuss District progress and problems; | |
| G. | assist various school-related groups in their relations with the news media; | |
| H. | protect school personnel from any unnecessary demands on their time by news media representatives. |