OAISD Honored With 2013 International Communicator Award

OAISD Honored With 2013 International Communicator Award For Its Doing More. Together. Partnership

Award of Distinction Recognizes Innovative Approach To Building The Pro-Education Campaign, Engaging Non-Traditional Partners Across Ottawa Region

June 17, 2013 - The Ottawa Area Intermediate School District (OAISD) has received high honors from the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA) for its ground-breaking pro-education Doing More. Together partnership effort. The OAISD received the 2013 Communicator Award of Distinction earlier this month.

"We are thrilled to be recognized for our work in establishing this one-of-a-kind educational partnership effort because it speaks to how it resonates with a wide array of audiences interested in educational excellence," said Karen McPhee, OAISD Superintendent. "The prestigious Communicator Award of Distinction recognizes our work together as we strive to lift up all our local schools."

Winning entries for The Communicator Awards are selected by the IAVA to uphold its commitment to fairness and merit-based achievement, ensuring that entries are judged to evaluate distinction in creative work. The Communicator Awards are sanctioned and judged by an invitation-only group consisting of top-tier professionals from acclaimed media, communications, advertising, creative and marketing firms, including executives from organizations such as Airtype Studio, Big Spaceship, Conde Nast, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, Fry Hammond Barr, Lockheed Martin, MTV Networks, Pitney Bowes, rabble rouser, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Time, Inc, Wired, and Yahoo!

The Doing More. Together. partnership, which made its debut earlier this year, is an innovative new education collaborative - spearheaded by the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District - that works to engage businesses, community groups, and a host of education organizations throughout 2013 and beyond.

Companies and organizations across the region will actively participate in the partnership by showcasing the high quality education offerings in local communities throughout the Ottawa region and partnering together as an integral part of the collaborative. The partnership's website - www.doingmoretogether.org - already features a wide array of success stories from participating schools and will continue to be updated regularly.

"What is unique about ‘Doing More. Together.' is the partnership includes faith-based schools, public schools, and public school academies - all of whom are united in the belief that high quality education is what makes good communities great," McPhee said. "We believe that learning is life long, and through the Doing More. Together. partnership we will continue to look for ways to enhance education for our students, in our schools and in our communities," McPhee said. "We want to use this partnership to broadly raise community awareness that our work in educating students means a higher quality of life for our entire region."