What started as a helpful tool for schools to never run out of ideas for social media posts has turned into a mission for many.

“I have the list on my bulletin board, and I cross them off as we use them. My goal is to complete all of them!”

Does this sound like you?

If you don’t know what list I’m talking about, it’s my 100 Inspiring Ideas for Social Media Posts that I published more nearly two years ago. You can download it here.

Even though many of you may still be attempting to get through them all, I thought it was time for a new list of ideas to freshen things up for the 2018-19 school year!

Here is the list of 50 new ideas, and you can grab it an easy-to-print one-page download at this link.

If you are in charge of social media for your school and rely on your staff to submit photos to you, this is an excellent guide to help spur ideas! Email or print this out to distribute to your staff on in-service days before the school year starts.

Kindness Wins
1. Motivational sticky notes on student lockers



2. Shout-out to administrative assistants to show appreciation for their hard work
3. High school students reading to elementary classrooms
4. Friend Friday – feature a dynamic duo on the playground, and have them describe why they’re friends
5. “Good luck” notes on desks from teachers on test day
6. Friend tying the shoe of another student
7. Stories of kindness submitted by followers

Community Engagement

8. Open positions – both teaching and support staff



9. Introduce new staff members
10. School garden updates
11. Where is our mascot? Take photos in local places & have people guess
12. Ask for help in identifying alumni in #TBT pictures

Referendum/Bond Campaign

13. Survey results
14. Financial impact explanation – online calculator
15. Share the exact wording on the ballot
16. Explain what the district has done to cut costs
17. Polling locations
18. Reminder to vote
19. Video tour of your school regarding areas of need
20. Thank voters (whether it passes or fails)
21. Construction updates once it passes (weekly or monthly)



Enrollment Campaign

22. Student success stories



23. Parent testimonial
24. Highlight the impact of a teacher
25. Share average ACT/SAT score
26. Broadcast teacher to student ratio
27. Create open house events

Student Work

28. Poetry
29. Artwork
30. Speeches
31. Event photography
32. Promotional videos for school



33. Organizational projects (FFA, Skills USA, FBLA, etc)
34. Student-run newspaper

 
Facebook Live

35. Teacher reading a bedtime story



36. Weekly or monthly update from principal or superintendent
37. Concert
38. Field trip
39. Scholarship announcement
40. School donation
41. New logo or website reveal
42. State send-off event
43. Class play
44. Sporting event

Summer

45. Book reviews by students (written or recorded in May)



46. Where in the World is Mrs. or Mr. Teacher (on summer vacation)?
47. Remember when? Highlight big posts from the last school year.
48. #SummerOfFirsts – followers submit first time experiences this summer
49. Videos of the fun experienced at summer school
50. Students or staff participating in parades

What ideas did we miss on our list? We’d love for you to share those ideas below.