Distributing Flyers via Peachjar
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Peachjar
Peachjar’s platform streamlines school-to-home communication by distributing valuable school and community resources directly to families as digital flyers. By enabling our district to go paperless, Peachjar helps us save thousands of trees each year.
Peachjar for Families
Peachjar organizes all important school and community information in one place! In addition to receiving emails from your school, look for the ‘Peachjar’ button or icon on your school website to view all active flyers.
Peachjar for Business/Community Organizations
Peachjar organizes all important school and community information in one place! In addition to receiving emails from your school, look for the ‘Peachjar’ button or icon on your school website to view all active flyers.
To request flyer approval, follow the steps below. Once approved, your flyer will be emailed to all parents and posted online. Paper flyers from outside organizations will no longer be distributed.
- Register your account as a Community Organization on Peachjar.com
- Review Peachjar’s Guide for Community Organizations for information about discount pricing, flyer creation tips, and more
- Go to ‘Post & Notify’ in your account to submit a flyer
You can also learn more about how to qualify and how the Community Free Flyer Program works by visiting this link: How-to Community Free Flyer Program
After you hit submit, your flyer will be automatically submitted to the district for approval. Once approved, your flyer will be emailed to parents and posted on each school’s web flyerboard for your selected duration of time. For more information on the process or pricing, please email support@peachjar.com or call 858-997-2117.
Approval Guidelines
The following guidelines must be met for flyers to be considered for electronic distribution:
- Promotes a district-sponsored activity or enrichment opportunity for MCSD students that supports the basic educational mission of MCSD and/or benefits the community in a positive manner.
- Submitted in a PDF format at least five (5) days in advance of desired distribution via Peachjar.
- Includes the name and contact information of the sponsoring entity.
- If submitted from a non-district affiliated organization, approval does not imply MCSD endorsement of any identified product and/or service and therefore contains the disclaimer: "This activity is not a school-sponsored activity and is not endorsed by the Middletown City School District. The activities, products, or services advertised in this flyer are not endorsed by the district. As such, Middletown City Schools does not endorse any particular religion and does not endorse any religious teachings."
- Should not be lewd, obscene, libelous, or slanderous.
- Should not incite students to commit unlawful acts, violate school rules, or disrupt the orderly operation of the schools.
- Should not promote any particular political interest, candidate, party, or ballot measure, unless the candidates or advocates from all sides are provided the opportunity to present their views to the students during school hours or during scheduled events.
- Discriminate against, attack, or denigrate any group on account of gender, race, age, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, or other unlawful consideration.
- Should not promote the use or sale of materials or services that are illegal or inconsistent with school objectives, including, but not limited to, materials or advertisements for tobacco, intoxicants, and movies or products unsuitable for children.
- If targeted to staff, announces instructional opportunities or offers that aid staff in performing the duties of their job.
- Does not promote any commercial activity in which an MCSD employee is engaged or in which the employee or family member of the employee has an ownership interest.