Peachjar Guidelines

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Peachjar Guidelines for Community/Outside Agencies

Thank you for your interest in applying for flyer distribution within Marion County Public Schools (MCPS).

Please allow 5 business days for review and processing of your request. Flyers sent that are incomplete, need additional approvals and/or denied for resubmission may take longer to process. Please read these guidelines carefully, as extensions and errors in your submitted information will delay review.

Flyer Distribution Procedure:

Marion County Public Schools reserves the right to deny requests to distribute information if determined to be inappropriate or inconsistent with the education objectives of the district or with the guidelines set forth in district procedure.

District Procedure:

Distribution is prohibited for materials that:

are grossly prejudicial to an ethnic, religious, racial, or other delineated group.
libel any specific person or persons
advocate or advertise the use of availability of any substance or material which could constitute a direct and substantial danger to the health of students
are obscene or contain obscenity or material otherwise deemed to be harmful to the students who may receive them
incite, urge, or advocate violence, the use of force, or violation of law or school regulations; or
contain any material or treat any subject which is not appropriate for the school in which they are to be distributed.

Marion County School Board Policy 9.40 addresses advertising in schools. Board Policy 9.50 allows for distribution of outside materials per superintendent direction.

MCPS allows for electronic distribution/posting of flyers on behalf of organizations as a courtesy to the community. Procedure allows for the following types of distribution at school sites:

eflyer (Electronic Flyer) Distribution via Peachjar

Peachjar is an electronic flyer (eflyer) management system which charges a fee for use. Typically, organizations will find it to be much less than the cost to copy and deliver paper flyers to each school. Using the service also diminishes efforts required from school personnel to deliver the flyers and is consistent with the district’s “going green” philosophy.

Using Peachjar to communicate with families:

Click here for more information on how Peachjar works:

Register for an account on https://www.peachjar.com/.
Upload eflyer for review to Marion County Public Schools or the specific school(s) to which you want the eflyer distributed. NOTE: submitted flyers MUST be in pdf format without exception.

MCPS will only authorize flyers containing the following information:

Name, Date, Location (include address) of activity or event
Contact Information, including phone number/website link, etc.
What to expect (list what is expected, participation from student/families, etc.)
How long will the activity or event last (give clear details for families to make decisions)
If applicable, the word “Free” should be stated prominently on flyer.
If there is a cost, ALL costs must be clearly stated.

To review your flyer, it must contain the bulleted information listed above or it will be sent back to applicant and denied via the Peachjar system.

Disclaimer: MCPS does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy, timeline, service contracted/received or any monetary collection of any information provided as a result of information obtained from flyers. Flyers listed on school websites and emailed via Peachjar are provided as a community service and do not imply endorsement by MCPS.

Posting and Distributing

Posting: (if approved) eflyer is posted to selected school(s) webpages.
Distributing: (if approved) once eflyer is posted to selected schools it will also begin distributing to captured family emails directly to their inbox.

Selecting Schools:

You can access our district site to determine which schools are within your targeted vicinity.

Reminder: All applicants understand when using Peachjar, Marion County Public Schools will not be held liable for any discrepancies, monetary obligation if not approved and errors due to technical services using the Peachjar eflyer system.