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Communications & PR
Staab, Nicholas
Director of Communications
Sometimes, York Tech is fortunate to be recognized for its communications and public relations efforts. Below are the most recent awards that have been earned.
2025 NSPRA Award of Merit: Newsletter(https://bcert.me/bc/html/show-badge.html?b=dltmckqt)
2024 NSPRA Award of Excellence: Video Series(https://bcert.me/bc/html/show-badge.html?b=nybfzejc)
2024 NSPRA Award of Excellence: Website(https://bcert.me/bc/html/show-badge.html?b=cppmzive)
2024 NSPRA Award of Merit: Podcast(https://bcert.me/bc/html/show-badge.html?b=auwqyrce)
2023 PenSPRA Award of Merit: Video(https://youtu.be/XkU_8PStNOY)
2023 NSPRA Award of Excellence: E-Newsletter(https://bcert.me/bc/html/show-badge.html?b=unixmatb)
2023 NSPRA Award of Excellence: Video(https://bcert.me/bc/html/show-badge.html?b=lwkqcacx)
If it becomes necessary to alter the school day or close school, parents and caregivers will be informed via ParentSquare notifications, which could include phone calls, texts, emails, and app notifications, depending on each individual's selected communication preferences. Additionally, students will be sent a notification to their school-issued email account. York Tech also informs local TV stations of delays and closings.
Depending on the circumstances, students may be required to participate in a Flexible Instruction Day (FID) when school is closed. During FIDs, students are expected to remain at home and access synchronous instruction using Schoology and Microsoft Teams. For example, students with math during the first period will visit the math teacher’s Schoology home page at the assigned time and log in to the virtual classroom using the provided Microsoft Teams link.
York Tech utilizes ParentSquare to keep families and staff informed about important or time-sensitive updates. Parents and caregivers can expect to receive the majority of time-sensitive information via ParentSquare notifications, which could include phone calls, texts, emails, and app alerts, depending on each individual's selected communication preferences. ParentSquare pulls contact information from Skyward, so it is important that families keep their contact information up to date in Skyward to ensure key messages are received.
All routine information that is not time sensitive, such as calendar reminders, will be delivered through the Spartan Review newsletter, which is distributed using ParentSquare. Expand the Newsletter section on this page for more information about the Spartan Review.
During an emergency situation, York Tech's first priority is the safety of students and employees. Ensuring their safety involves staff members working directly with first responders, which takes precedence over sharing information about an incident with the public. Oftentimes, distributing details too soon can interfere with the response by emergency personnel or make a situation worse.
Therefore, communication will be sent to families once it is safe to do so. Naturally, a delay may occur between the start of a safety event and when families receive an official update. Rest assured that, regardless of the communication's timing, immediate action will be taken to ensure the safety of students.
Your trust and patience during difficult moments is greatly appreciated.
Current York Tech students and their parents and caregivers will automatically receive all school-wide information and time-sensitive alerts through ParentSquare in the form of emails, texts, phone calls, or app notifications, depending on each individual's selected communication preferences. Students, parents, and caregivers will not need to take action in order to receive communication through ParentSquare.
However, managing individual communication preferences and utilizing all of ParentSquare’s capabilities will require registering with ParentSquare and/or downloading the platform’s app. Each registrant must use an email address or phone number that is already associated with their York Tech Skyward account when signing up for ParentSquare. Use the links below to get started.
• Register with ParentSquare(https://www.parentsquare.com/signin)
• Download the ParentSquare App(https://www.parentsquare.com/select_school/new)
Parents and caregivers can take the free ParentSquare course to learn more about setting up an account, changing preferences, and navigating the ParentSquare experience.
• ParentSquare Course in English(https://parentsquare.northpass.com/app/courses/17674d51-6a3b-48be-b94c-5879850d9955)
• ParentSquare Course in Spanish(https://parentsquare.northpass.com/app/courses/58458cbb-2ebb-40f3-8bba-029cafb97a7b)
York Tech's podcast, titled Inside York Tech, was started in October 2023. All episodes of the podcast can be found at the following link or through most major podcast platforms.
https://insideyorktech.podbean.com/(https://insideyorktech.podbean.com/)
York Tech uses multiple social media platforms to share photos, videos, and exciting updates. Our followers can expect regular posts that highlight both happenings in our career and technical programs as well as traditional academic classrooms. Be sure to follow us on your favorite platform to stay on top of all the exciting news!
Facebook(https://www.facebook.com/YorkTechSpartans/)
Flickr(https://www.flickr.com/photos/yorktechspartans/albums/)
Instagram(https://www.instagram.com/ycst_spartans_/)
YouTube(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9e7n65G4xh4RhU8josLAeA)
The Spartan Review is York Tech's weekly newsletter, which is delivered through ParentSquare emails, texts, and app notifications. It includes important calendar reminders and need-to-know information. All parents, caregivers, and students are encouraged to review this publication every week. Anyone may sign up to receive the Spartan Review by completing the Spartan Review (https://ycst.info/spartan-review)sign-up form.(https://ycst.info/spartan-review)
The York County School of Technology is fully committed to its students and their comprehensive technical education. Maintaining this singular focus often requires eliminating potential distractions that could detract from the educational environment.
Therefore, it is the practice of York Tech and its administrators to refrain from making any statements in response to local, regional, national, or world events, except those that directly and significantly alter the school’s day-to-day operations.
Similarly, York Tech will avoid social and political situations that could be misconstrued as an organizational alignment with or endorsement of a particular person, ideology, or interest group not directly related to the administration, implementation, or promotion of comprehensive technical education.
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