Welcome to Talking Taylor Schools ...

Welcome to Talking Taylor Schools, the official blog of the Taylor (MI) School District. My name is Karl Ziomek, the former managing editor of The News-Herald Newspapers, and I will be managing this site.

The purpose of this story thread is to publish positive news, features and images out of the Taylor School District. On March 6, I met with administrative staff and principals in the school system in an effort to create an in house "communications network." The idea is very simple: Establish key contacts  within every school in the district. Those "messengers" will gather news, features and images throughout the school year. They will work with me, and I will publish those stories on this blog. The more information that I receive, the more information that I will post for you to read.

Unlike hard copy publications, blogs are literally living, breathing story lines. They can include short posts or lengthy stories -- or anything in between. There are no deadlines in the Internet world. If you have something to post, something to edit, or something to update, you just do it as soon as you have the information on hand.

And that is what you should expect in the days, weeks and months ahead. Anything from short, one-paragraph items or lengthy shorts. In some ways, this blog is like the Taylor School District having its own newspaper, only without paper and without limits to what can be published. That's the nice thing about blogs; they offer no space limitations, no postage due for the deliveries, and no ink on your hands when you're done reading.

Those affiliated with the Taylor School District feel strongly that we have good stories to tell. There are tons and tons of positive things going on in classrooms across the district, which is the Downiver area's largest public school system. Too often, those positive stories -- stories about your son or daughter, or your neighbor's boy or girl down the street -- get lost in the never-ending flow of other types of news that dominates the media.

This is our chance to show you what we're doing in the Taylor schools. Follow us regularly. Tell you friends about us. Help us spread the word -- the good word -- about the Taylor School District.

We welcome feedback. Free free to email me directly at karlziomek11@gmail.com. I look forward to you coming back in the future.