Summer Social Media Posting Ideas

A hot topic at our Small School Leaders meetup - what to post on social media over the summer??

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

• Repurpose school year posts or by featuring Throwback Thursdays or Flashback Fridays every week.
• Highlight new and returning faculty members using photos and, if you’ve planned ahead, testimonials or bios you’ve collected from them via a Google Form before summer break
• Encourage parents and faculty to submit vacation photos. This is always a fun way to build community and get engagement.
• Showcase upgrades or changes happening to the campus. It could be that you’re repainting a room, installing new technology, planting trees, etc. It’s even better if you can get a staff member in the picture (or your mascot)!
• Shoot “what I’m excited about this fall” videos for summer staff or better yet batch these before faculty leave for the summer.
• Countdown to the start of school using different staff members (or your mascot) holding numbers (10, 9, 8, 7…) around the campus.

Summer Posting Tips

• Consider reducing the number of times you post each week, especially if you’re trying to take time off or have limited staffing.
• Batch your content before summer even begins! Capture faculty and families before they leave so that you’re not chasing down content all summer.
• Schedule in advance! Most of your summer content can be batched before summer starts.

Looking for more tips? Join our next free monthly Small School Leaders meetup. This fun community happily shares tips and resources. Plus it’s a great place to ask questions and get answers to the challenges you’re facing.