New Adviser Checklist

NEW ADVISER CHECKLIST

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ESSENTIALS

• • Follow HJYearbook on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. And, add herffjones.com as an approved sender for your email.
  • Watch for our Adviser Assistance email. It’s packed with practical, timely links so you don’t have to learn everything on day one.
  • Help your staff choose a theme and a cover that goes with it. Check out the Theme and Voice tab at LearnYBK.com.

Check out these life-savers:

• • Quick Start Guides
  • Surviving the first week

NEXT LEVEL

• Put students to work covering the events of the year.
  • Chart those out on your ladder (it’s in your yellow kit box).
  • Put Task Manager to use assigning events.
• Schedule a meeting with your rep, if you haven’t already. This first meeting could be lengthy, so be prepared to have time set aside. Cover the following:
  • Yearbook Kit contents
  • Budget
  • Sales Assist
  • Task Manager
  • Online Ad Creation
  • eDesign tutorial videos
  • eBusiness tutorial videos
  • HJ Curriculum
  • Team-building opportunities

EXPERT

• Schedule a chat with your school office/support staff. They can be your best source to uncover your source for the following:
  • School photographer and photo day process
  • Student name/parent email lists for eBusiness/book sales
  • Book sales success: What has worked in the past? What hasn’t worked?
  • Notes from previous years
• Schedule a chat with your principal(s)
  • What is his/her vision for the yearbook?
  • What did they like about the book?
  • What might they change?
• Assign spreads and staffers to each deadline. Create a calendar and make sure everyone, including parents, know what’s up.