Fresno Unified School District
Communications
Vision
The Fresno Unified Family are made proud ambassadors of the district by being thoroughly engaged, empowered and informed through reliable, trustworthy, and transparent communications.
Mission
The Communications team works to engage, empower and inform all students, staff and families through consistent, clear, and deeply humanized communications that are easily accessible for anyone, anywhere.
The Communications department is part of the Public Engagement Division, along with Parent University and Translation and Interpretation Services.
How to Use Communications
Our team has transition to using Let's Talk for all internal and external communications requests and inquiries. If you are a staff member requiring help with ParentSquare, website, social media or other media-related support, please visit our SharePoint Intranet.
Internal Communications Sharepoint
If you're a family or community member needing support with ParentSquare, experiencing issues with our new website, or have general questions about district communications, please visit the link below. If you're a media reporter requesting an interview, you can submit your request by clicking on the same link.
Contact Us
2309 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 457-3733
Communications@fresnounified.org
External Communications
Our Communications Office coordinates all essential and emergency communications to students and their families. It also disseminates positive news and important information to families and the broader community, including partners who share the district’s goal of preparing students for college and careers. The following are the external communications tools:
- Automated Phone Calls or Messages - via ParentSquare
- Faces of Fresno Unified - New digital magazine focused on highlighting the remarkable students and staff that make up Fresno Unified.
- Community Zone - Emailed twice a month to a community email list
- District Website - The district website houses all the communications-related material.
- Social Media- Fresno Unified has a Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
- Videos - Our team produces an average of 30 videos a month to highlight Fresno Unified’s great work and to support various district initiatives and programs.
Internal Communications
Our Communications Office is at the forefront of informing employees of critical information as well as positive news about the district. The following are the internal communications tools:
- Communications SharePoint Intranet
- Automated Phone Calls or Messages - Via ParentSquare
- Employee Zone - Emailed every Monday to all employees
- District Update - Emailed every Friday to supervisors
- Board Meeting Recaps
- All Staff Messages - Via ParentSquare
- Press Releases - sent to media and key staff
- Media Monitoring - sent daily to key staff
- District Posters
Special Events & Activities
In addition to organizing our district press conferences, the Communications Office puts together a few different large-scale events and activities throughout the year.
Excellence in Education
Held in February, honors exemplary employees in five categories. The Communications Office encourages nominations and assembles panels of community members, retired employees and communications staff to interview finalists. This event attracts 700 guests.
Retirement Celebration
Held in June, is a free dinner for retirees and a guest. Other guests buy a ticket. With the help of sponsors, the Communications Office arranges free photos, entertainment, raffle prizes for every employee and a gift for each retiree. About 200 attend.
Social Media School Site Visits
Our Communications team visits 3 different school sites every Friday to highlight on our social media channels. It's a fun way for our schools to get to know us while highlighting the best parts of the schools, giving our social media audiences real-time glimpses of what makes each school so special. Our visits have become highly anticipated by our schools.