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Walkie Talkie

Guidelines for Advertising in the Joaquin Miller School Newsletter

The Joaquin Miller PTA School Newsletter, The Walkie Talkie, is sent home with the youngest child in each family every other Wednesday — please look for it.

Its purpose is to serve as a means of communicating with parents to announce school events, PTA functions, and child-related community matters. It is not a forum for debate. The main body of the paper will contain only information that pertains to school and children's activities. Concise informational announcements and limited advertising may be accepted by The Walkie Talkie, consistent with its purpose and subject to the guidelines set forth below:

1. Short personal ads by members of Joaquin Miller families or staff are accepted for a minimal charge of $2.00 per line if the ad sells services (i.e. babysitting) or personal property (i.e. musical instruments).

2. Short ads by individual members of the Montclair Community are accepted, free of charge, if the ad gives away pets or personal items.

3. The Walkie Talkie will accept prepared, single-page ads from businesses offering services related to curriculum, remedial education services or special training/tutoring so long as the services support the goals and objectives of the school (see External LinkPTA Guidelines to National Principles for Corporate Involvement in the School, 1996). A fee of $25.00 will be assessed for this service. The business must provide sufficient printed copies of the accepted ads (i.e. 400 copies).

4. The Walkie Talkie will accept ads for childcare, camps and classes offered to school-age children. A $25.00 fee will be assessed. Fees will be waived for nonprofit or state/local government sponsored programs.

5. Commercial ads are generally not accepted, except as set forth in paragraphs 3 and 4 above.

6. For all other business ads, please advertise in the Fall Auction Booklet.

7. To submit a flyer about a school program for distribution with the Walkie-Talkie, please leave 350 copies in the school office by 3:00 pm on Tuesday of the week the Walkie-Talkie comes out. Flyers received after this will not be distributed. All such flyers are subject to the approval of the school principal.

8. Please also submit a digital/electronic version of your flyer to email link.

ITEMS WHICH ARE SUBMITTED AND DO NOT CONFORM TO THESE GUIDELINES MAY BE EXCLUDED OR EDITED BY THE PRINCIPAL, PTA PRESIDENT OR THE WALKIE TALKIE EDITOR.