Hello, Edurockstars!

We’re counting down to Rock Your School 2023 and hope you are too! Did you know Rock Your School is the perfect opportunity to show your community all the amazing things your school is doing? In a world of seemingly endless negative press about schools, Rock Your School is a great time to share some positivity about your school community. As educators, we all know the great things happening inside our classrooms, but it’s time for the world to see too!

To help you spread the word about what your school is doing for Rock Your School, we created a FREE press release template for you to download. This Microsoft Word file is fully customizable to fit what you’re doing at your school. If your district permits, we STRONGLY encourage you to send out the press release and invite local media to your Rock Your School celebration!

Click here to download the template, or simply copy-paste the text below to create your own!

[INSERT YOUR SCHOOL LOGO]

For Immediate Release
MEDIA INVITED TO EVENT
(include if inviting media, recommended)                                                                   

Contact: [INSERT YOUR NAME HERE]
[INSERT YOUR PHONE # HERE]
[INSERT YOUR EMAIL HERE]

[YOUR SCHOOL HERE] TO PARTICIPATE IN FIFTH ANNUAL ROCK YOUR SCHOOL EVENT ON
[DATE YOU’RE CELEBRATING] HOSTED BY GET YOUR TEACH ON

[YOUR CITY], [STATE] (DATE) -- [YOUR SCHOOL HERE] will participate in the fifth annual Rock Your School worldwide movement on [DATE], hosted by Get Your Teach On.

Get Your Teach On, the educational movement energizing the K-12 teaching community, is hosting the fifth annual Rock Your School initiative on September 25-29, 2023. Educators from around the world are invited to participate by creating an outside-the-box educational experience designed to engage their students and bring learning to life in their classrooms. Participants in Rock Your School can try something new in their curriculum or challenge themselves and their students in new ways knowing they are not alone; they are joining a community of teachers world-wide who are all challenging themselves to find new ways to engage their students

[YOUR SCHOOL HERE] plans to [FILL IN YOUR PLAN -- School assembly? Certain grades? Curriculum? Room transformations? Paragraph format. 2-4 sentences]

Rock Your School comes at a time when schools are losing more teachers and fewer people want to become teachers. A Penn State study showed that the number of people training to become teachers has fallen from a pinnacle of 700,000 in 2009 to just over 400,000 in 2020 according to Chalkbeat.

That means more school districts are having to hire underqualified teachers. An analysis by the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) found that 1 in 10 teacher positions are either vacant or filled by someone uncertified for the subject they are teaching. [Update these statistics if you have specific information about your area you would like to share] 

Wade King, Co-Founder and COO of Get Your Teach On, expressed his excitement about the event, stating, "We are thrilled to host the 'Rock Your School' initiative once again this year. It's a fantastic opportunity for educators to come together, break free from traditional teaching methods, and inspire their students in ways they never thought possible. We are dedicated to revolutionizing the classroom experience, one teacher at a time."

Get Your Teach On's "Rock Your School" initiative has a proven track record of igniting passion and creativity in classrooms, resulting in improved student engagement and achievement. 

Since Rock Your School’s inception in 2018, tens of thousands of educators from thousands of schools have participated in Get Your Teach On’s Rock Your School initiative. GYTO received entries from schools in all 50 states, plus entries from around the world including Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Portugal, and more. In the past, artists such as Paul Stanley and Nick Lachey supported Rock Your School, as well as world-renowned science teacher Steve Spangler (from Ellen) In fact, 98 Degrees have filmed a video to help spread the word. 

Media wishing to attend should [INSERT MEDIA PLAN – Parking, times, contact, etc.]. Event includes interview opportunities.

ABOUT GET YOUR TEACH ON

Get Your Teach On (GYTO) specializes in professional development and encouragement for educators and administrators in the form of conferences, workshops and events. GYTO conferences are known for their passionate celebration of teachers and their ability to inspire life-long learners. Founded in 2016, GYTO now hosts National and Regional Conferences, Virtual Conferences, school and district trainings, and additional events for a wide variety of educators and school administrators each year. GYTO also provides free resources, teacher-focused merchandise, and is the parent organization for the worldwide Rock Your School initiative which encourages out of the box teaching. 

ABOUT [YOUR SCHOOL]

[Insert your school or district’s boiler plate (paragraph about your school/district).]

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