Communications
Meet the Communications Team
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Marci McFadden
Chief of Communications
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Marissa Schwartz
Communications Specialist
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Isai Ogarrio-Martinez
Administrative Assistant / Graphic Designer
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The award-winning Communications team provides internal and external communications to students, families, staff, and the community.
Department activities include overseeing and maintaining:
- All call and email system (ParentSquare)
- Brochures, flyers, direct mail, and other collateral material
- Communications support to school site leaders
- Community engagement, town halls
- District website and assistance with school websites
- Electronic flyer distribution (Peachjar)
- Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)
- Media relations
- Newsletters (internal weekly MPUSD eNews and quarterly MPUSD News)
- Social media
- Translation
- Video production (e.g., MPUSD Minute)
- And most things that touch the public
The district was recognized by the California and National Associations of School Public Relations:
2025
- 2025 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Get Ready for Preschool Reel | Award of Merit
- 2025 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Bond Dollars at Work Newsletter | Award of Merit
2024
- 2024 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Preschool to Kindergarten Registration Video Reel Promo | Award of Excellence
- 2024 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Website Redesign and Coordinator Program | Award of Merit
- 2024 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Board Highlights | Award of Merit
2023
- 2023 National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) Golden Achievement Award | Vision 2025
- 2023 National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) Distinguished Achievement Award | Social Media
- 2023 National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) Distinguished Achievement Award | Direct Mailer to Families
- 2023 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Vision 2025: School Reconfiguration & Consolidation | Award of Excellence
- 2023 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Restart MPUSD (Reopening Campaign) | Award of Excellence
- 2023 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | MPUSD eNews (Internal Newsletter) | Award of Merit
- 2023 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Dangers of Fentanyl Campaign | Award of Merit
- 2023 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Why MPUSD Video Series | Award of Merit
- 2023 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Standards-Based Grading Campaign | Award of Merit
- 2023 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Braver. Bolder. Brighter. Campaign | Award of Merit
- 2023 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Principals of TikTok | Award of Merit
- 2023 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | 2021–2022 Direct Mailer | Award of Merit
- 2023 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | High School Showcase Video | Award of Merit
- 2023 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Awards | Rising Star Award | Marissa Schwartz – Communications Specialist
2022
- 2022 Excellence in Communication Awards Program | Vision 2025
- 2022 Excellence In Communication Awards Program | Restart MPUSD
2020
- 2020 Excellence in Communication Awards Program | General Publications Collateral Materials | MPUSD on the Rise - Award of Excellence
- 2020 Excellence in Communication Awards Program | Multimedia/Visual Communications | This is MPUSD - Award of Merit
2017
- 2017 Excellence in Communication Awards Program | Local Control Accountability Plan | Award of Excellence
- 2017 Excellence in Communication Awards Program | MPUSD Strategic Vision | Award of Merit