Adviser Assistance Checklist 7
CHECKLIST 7 of 12:
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ESSENTIALS
- It’s never too early to work on your index. It’s a great way to check for misspelled names and other errors.
- Plan a “spring fling” sales push. Get the word out in every way possible that this is the last chance to get a book prior to distribution — when the highest price of the year is typically charged.
- Post lists of buyers to both reassure and thank your supporters.
- Consider giving students a sneak peek of a yearbook spread or two as part of your sales efforts.
- Enter in-school sales into eBusiness on a weekly basis to keep accurate records.
- Consider giving students a sneak peek of a yearbook spread or two as part of your sales efforts.
- Proofread the list of personalizations and submit corrections now so that errors discovered during distribution will not complicate the process or create unhappy buyers.
NEXT LEVEL
- Reflect on your staffers’ work from the last few months. Start choosing and training editors and leaders for next year.
- Start planning for new staff members. Plan to welcome them in a memorable way.
- Discuss plans for distribution with administration. Schedule the big day at least five days after your ship date. Will you host a signing party? Senior assembly? Yearbook night after school?
- Have your photographers select their best work for a slide show during your event.
EXPERT
- As spreads and sections are completed, have students save the final PDFs to a secure location. Remind students to save their best work and begin building their portfolios.
Additional Resources
How to Crop a Photo for Maximum Impact
Choices in cropping can improve the images that were not composed perfectly in the camera, completely change the format of an image to better fit its usage, or even tell an entirely different story.
Protect the Memories
Yearbooks are something that will be looked at time and again over the years. Keeping yours in good shape will ensure you can pass it down for generations.
Create a Staff Recruitment Plan
Don’t tell anyone, but yearbook advisers are really more like coaches than teachers. Like coaches, yearbook advisers provide training in fundamentals and skills, they motivate and challenge, and they stress teamwork.
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