Overview

Website

The district website is the home base for all school and district information and the centerpiece of our communication network. Our goal is to provide users with current and relevant information using a tool that is intuitive and easy to navigate.

Automated Phone Calls/Text Notifications

We use automated phone calls, text messages, and emails to keep families up-to-date with the latest information about their child's school and our district.

If you are a parent or guardian, check with your child's school office to ensure your contact information is current in our student information system. 

Social Media

We believe in more than just “sending information out” to families. We engage the Puyallup community in celebration of student success and develop a dialogue with followers on a variety of social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Our district's Facebook and Instagram accounts are administered by staff at Orting School District. We do not monitor these accounts 24/7. If you are a student, family member, or staff in a crisis, please call 911. We update and monitor these accounts intermittently throughout the day– from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. At times, the accounts may be used before and after these times to communicate about urgent issues or respond to inquiries from members of the public. While we aim to engage in open conversation, we also ask that posts be respectful of our Orting community. Individuals who do not follow the social media guidelines will have their posts removed, and/or be blocked from the sites. We reserve the right to remove inappropriate comments. This includes comments that have obscene language or sexual content; threaten, attack, or insult any person, staff member, or organization; violate the legal ownership interest of another party; promote illegal activity; promote commercial services or products; or are not topically related to the particular posting; or contain contents that promote, foster, or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation. We will not, however, remove otherwise permissible comments based on viewpoint. All content on our social media sites is a public record, subject to retention and disclosure. We do not express approval or support for the views expressed by third parties. 

FlashAlert

FlashAlert is an opt-in email and push notification system. Please visit https://www.flashalert.net/id/OrtingSD to sign up for email notifications, then download the free FlashAlert Messenger app to receive push notifications on your mobile phone.

Electronic Newsletters

The Communications Department is responsible for drafting the district's electronic family newsletter, Connections, which is sent out monthly to all OSD families via text message and email through ParentSquare.

We believe it is important to report to our community regularly about how that support improves student learning and strengthens our community. Our Annual Report publication is mailed out each school year to all residents living within our school district boundaries. In the 2023-24 school year, we added a printed wall calendar and a twice-a-year newsletter called the Summit. You can see our publications here.

On special occasions, such as running a bond or a levy on the ballot, we will send out additional print publications to inform our community.

The communications department works closely with local print and digital media outlets to highlight student and staff achievement.

All inquiries for media coverage are to be directed through the public information officer.

Orting School District uses the Peachjar electronic flyer communication system to communicate flyers approved by the district as having social, recreational, or educational value to students. The flyers are posted on our websites through the Peachjar button and parents receive email notifications of the posted flyers electronically via Peachjar. Parents can choose to opt out of Peachjar emails at any time.

School-sponsored fliers, including PTA/PTO events, can be posted online by school district staff as visually engaging images and emailed to parents (parents can choose to opt-out). Parents can also access their child’s school flyers through the Peachjar button that is located on your school’s website.

Schools will not post flyers for outside organizations without district approval.

Flyer procedures for non-profit organizations

 1. Go to peachjar.com and choose Register to set up your account. Use the drop-down box to identify yourself as an “Enrichment or Community Organization."

 2. Make sure your flier has the following disclaimer on it: 'This activity is not sponsored or endorsed by the Orting School District.'

 4. Upload a PDF of your flyer for approval.

Peachjar will submit the flyer to the Orting School District for review. Once approved, your flyer will be emailed to parents and posted online for each school indicated. Peachjar charges for-profit organizations a fee for this service that is typically much less than the cost of copying and delivering paper flyers to students.