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Boosting Enrollment: Strategies from a Gold Medallion-Winning Marketing Campaign
1. Boosting Enrollment:
Strategies from a Gold Medallion-
Winning Marketing Campaign
Delaina Biernstein
Tempe Elementary School District - Tempe, Arizona
This session and all marketing materials can be found online:
www.tempeschools.org/nspra2009
June 29, 2009 NSPRA Seminar, San Francisco
2. Our School District
• 13,000 K-8 students
• 25 schools (elementary & middle)
• Phoenix metro area
• Home to Arizona State University Main
Campus
3. Background: 2006-07
• Open enrollment law in Arizona
• Marketing had increased our out-of-district
students from 500 to 1,900 in ~5 years
• District opened a K-8 traditional academy in
2005, very successful
4. PROBLEM:
• Changing demographics in Tempe
• City is landlocked, no room for growth
• Fierce competition with charter schools
• Enrollment reached a plateau and was
starting to decline
• Mediocre achievement in some schools
5. GOAL:
Implement a new specialty-school concept that
would increase the school’s enrollment and
improve the school academically.
6. RESEARCH:
Market research study of school choice:
• Phone surveys (Quantitative data)
• Focus groups (Qualitative data)
What are parents impressions of area school districts?
What in uences parents when choosing a school?
What is their interest in speci c themed schools?
7. ANALYSIS:
• Research showed parents were most
interested in a “School of the Future” theme
• Four district schools were being rebuilt,
including Scales Elementary School near
Arizona State University, downtown Tempe,
andand several technology businesses
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12. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Developing a brand for the
school that doesn’t exist
• Naming the school
• Discussions with Scales Elementary teachers
• Research into similar schools
• Logo and visual identity
• Photo shoot
15. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #1 - Jan ’08
Website - www.ScalesTechnologyAcademy.org
16. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #1 - Jan ’08
Phoenix Arizona Local News – City of Phoenix Arizona – Phoenix Business News
Banner Ads - www.AZCentral.com
17. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #1 - Jan ’08
E-mail Blast
18. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #1 - Jan ’08
January 23, 2008
Dear Parent,
Choosing a school where your child will excel is one of the most important decisions
you will make in 2008.
Before you make that decision, I’d like to share with you my vision for the future of
education, both here in the Valley and across the nation. My name is David Diokno and
I am the principal of the all new Scales Technology Academy.
If I asked you to think of one word that defines the future, you might say,
“technology.” Without a doubt, technology really has had a huge impact on our society.
Just a hundred years ago, cars and airplanes were cutting-edge to most people. Today,
we have machines that fit in the palms of our hands and allow us to interact in real time opening August 2008
with people on the other side of the planet without leaving the comfort of our living
rooms. It’s truly amazing what has been accomplished in just a century.
Enrollment Checklist:
As an educator, my concern – and probably a concern of yours as well – is that our (Bring this checklist with you when you enroll your child)
schools are not keeping up with these powerful but commonplace technologies that are q Certified Birth Certificate – Call the Arizona Office of Vital
being used every day in the real world. Nor are they focusing enough on the skills our Records at (602) 364-1300 to request your child’s certificate.
children need to live productively in a rapidly changing global economy: skills such as
q Immunization Records for Hepatitis B, Diptheria, Tetanus,
critical thinking, information literacy, communication, collaboration, and self-directed DTP, Polio, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella.
learning.
q 2 Proof of Residence Documents, such as utility bills.
I’d like to introduce a new kind of elementary school to Arizona: one that teaches the
same curriculum as any other K-5 school, but presents that curriculum to students in a Fifth St. SCALES TECHNOLOGY Enrollment starts
way that is relevant to their world, and not to the world as it was 10 or 20 years ago. ACADEMY
January 30th, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
With the help of organizations like Apple, ASU, Intel, Sprint, Xerox, and Troxell UNIVERSITY DR.
Enrollment site:
Communications, this school is now a reality. Scales Technology Academy: A School ENROLLMENT SITE
1045 S. Beck Avenue in Tempe
PRIEST DR.
MILL AVE.
Beck Ave.
Hardy Dr.
for Innovative Learning will open in August 2008. This school is part of the award-
Brand new campus:
winning Tempe Elementary School District and is located less than a mile from the 13th St.
1115 W. Fifth Street in Tempe
ASU Tempe Campus.
Unlike any other elementary school in Arizona, Scales Technology Academy will
provide every student – kindergarten through fifth grade – with a fully featured laptop
computer to use free of charge. Technology will be integrated into every subject. In
Direct Mail Letter from the Principal
19. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #1 - Jan ’08
East Valley’s newest K-5 school
will engage students through
individual laptops, technology
David Diokno, principal of the new Scales Technology Academy,
gives his perspective on the future of technology in education
Choosingmake in 2008. important deci-
a school where your child will
excel is one of the most
sions you’ll
addition, every classroom will have a Smart-
Board, which is an interactive white board.
With these tools, teachers can record their
Before you make that decision, I’d like lessons as they write on the boards, then send
to share with you my vision for the future them to students, who will be able to save
of education, both here in the Valley and the lessons on their laptops and replay them
across the nation. while doing homework. ese are just two of
If I asked you to think of one word that the many tools Scales Technology Academy
defines the future, you might say, “tech- will use to make learning come to life.
nology.” Without a doubt, technology has But please don’t mistake Scales Tech-
had a huge impact on our society. Just a nology Academy as a school where students
hundred years ago, cars and airplanes were just learn technology for its own sake. Of
cutting-edge to most people. Today, we have course, our students will learn how to use
machines that fit in the palms of our hands various technologies, but our intent is to inte-
and allow us to interact in real time with grate these technologies as tools for learning
people on the other side of the planet without math, science, history, and every other sub-
leaving the comfort of our living rooms. It’s ject area. We want laptops and SmartBoards
truly amazing what has been accomplished to take their place alongside textbooks, pen-
in just a century. cils, calculators, and the many other efficient
As an educator, my concern – and prob- tools students need for learning.
ably a concern of yours as well – is that our Enrollment for the 2008-09 school year
schools aren’t keeping up with the powerful starts January 30th. It’s free and open to
but commonplace technologies being used all children from across the Valley. We’ll
every day in the real world. Nor are they open in August 2008 in a brand new facility
focusing enough on the skills our children located at 1115 W. Fifth St. in Tempe. Until
need to live productively in a changing global then, enrollment will be at our temporary
economy: skills such as critical thinking, site at 1045 S. Beck Ave. in Tempe.
information literacy, communication, and I’m excited about Scales Technology
self-directed learning. Academy and the promise it holds. I believe
I’d like to introduce a new kind of ele- that the more you know about our “school of
mentary school to Arizona: one that teaches the future,” the more excited you’ll be, too.
the same curriculum as any other K-5 school, I invite you to call me, personally, at (480)
but presents that curriculum to students in a 929-9909 to find out more. I’ll be happy
way that is relevant to their world, and not to to answer any of your questions. You can
the world as it was 10 or 20 years ago. also read more by visiting our website at
With the help of organizations like Apple, www.ScalesTechnologyAcademy.org.
Local Newspaper and Magazine Ads
20. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #1 - Jan ’08
Local Media Coverage
21. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #2 - Apr ’08
22. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #2 - Apr ’08
Media Day
• Press release sent out
For Immediate Release
Contact: Monica Allread, 480-730-7304
Sneak Preview of Technology-Infused School
• One classroom set up
First Arizona elementary school to provide laptops for every student,
kindergarten through fifth-grade in new building
TEMPE, Ariz. – The school of the future has arrived. Scales Technology Academy is
ready to provide students with a unique learning environment that infuses the best
technology solutions in every classroom and across the curriculum. You are invited to
a media preview on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 10 a.m. at 1115 West Fifth Street
in Tempe.
• Fact sheet and
At this preview, you will see how technology opens up the world of reading for
kindergarteners, travel to New York City on a virtual field trip, and create a multi-media
“book report of the future.”
promotional notepad
You will see one of the most technology-equipped elementary schools in the nation and
learn how these technologies will help children excel academically. Nowhere else in
Arizona will you find a kindergarten – fifth-grade school that is providing every student
and pen were
provided to reporters
with their own laptop computer to use for schoolwork, at no cost to parents.
Educators and technology experts from Apple, Intel, ASU, Sprint, Xerox, Troxell
Communications, and the Tempe Elementary School District worked together to create
this school that will give students the skills necessary to thrive in the 21st century.
“Technology is a tool for students to gain knowledge, collaborate, and express themselves
in ways they never could,” said Brian Gahan with Apple.
“As we rapidly move toward a global economy, it is imperative for today’s students to
• Teachers and
develop the strong critical thinking and communication skills that will better prepare them
to compete in the job market,” said Erik Hanson of Troxell Communications.
students brought in
for lesson demos
“We are confident Scales Technology Academy will become an example others will
follow,” said Sprint’s Craig Carroll.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity. Class begins at 10 a.m. Don’t be tardy!
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23. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #2 - Apr ’08
Open House
24. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #2 - Apr ’08
Open House - Poster Series
25. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #3 - July ’08
Direct Mail DVD
26. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #3 - July ’08
Direct Mail DVD
27. M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A
Marketing Blast #3 - July ’08
Movie Theater Trailer Ad
29. Results - Academics, Apr ’09
• 8 to 38% increase in DIBELS (reading)
aptitude test
• More students at benchmark levels
• NWEA reading and math test scores up
30. Results - Enrollment
• 441 Scales students as of May 2007
• 558 Scales students in April 2009 (9
months into rst year)
• Included 93 out-of-district students
31. Return on Investment
• Under $90,000 spent marketing
• $4,000 income to district per child
• 117-student increase in one year
32. Return on Investment
• Under $90,000 spent marketing
• $4,000 income to district per child
• 117-student increase in one year
$378,000 net nancial gain
33. Resources
• Tested Advertising Methods,
John Caples. Fifth edition, 1997.
(Great resource for writing ad
headlines)
• Ogilvy on advertising, David
Ogilvy. 1985.
• Clicky Web Analytics -
34. Ongoing marketing
• Parenting magazines
• Targeted Google Adwords on Google search
and Greatschools.net
• Reworked e-mail blasts
35. This session and all marketing materials can
be found online:
www.tempeschools.org/nspra2009
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