National School Public Relations Association

10/19/2026

🎨 Ready to go beyond Canva basics?

NSPRA Design Studio kicks off Wednesday, Oct. 21!

Join us to dive into Canva's advanced features, build reusable templates, streamline design workflows and more, all tailored to the unique work of school communicators.

Register for the full Studio or individual modules. Recordings included: https://bit.ly/4yTvb4f

10/15/2026

🏫 How can district leaders navigate competing expectations, misinformation and critical decisions while strengthening public trust?

🆕 𝐍𝐄𝐖! 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕

Leadership for Public Trust, a new professional learning experience from AASA, The School Superintendents Association and NSPRA, brings superintendents and school communication leaders together for three integrated learning tracks: Civic, Narrative and Crisis Leadership.

🔗 Get an early look: https://www.nspra.org/LPT

10/13/2026

Across the country, NSPRA-member school districts are celebrating 2026 in ways that highlight culture, history and community. Check out a few below:

🌟 Tolleson Union High School District https://bit.ly/4ijx6ZW
🌟 ISD 191 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District https://bit.ly/3TZ2Ydc
🌟 Spring Independent School District https://bit.ly/4yOiYhp
🌟 Provo City School District https://bit.ly/3TUXpwb
🌟 The School District of Philadelphia https://bit.ly/4ykwvw5
🌟 Killeen Independent School District https://bit.ly/4s24is8 ⬇⬇

From staff spotlights and student stories to community events and more, celebrations like these offer opportunities to highlight the people, cultures and experiences that make up our school communities, a central part of the work school communicators do every day.

10/13/2026

🏫 There's a lot to learn in your first five years in school PR, and not all of it comes with a handbook!

Hear from five school PR professionals during "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰 𝗥𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀," a virtual learning session focused on assessing your district's communication landscape, navigating organizational processes and building the relationships essential to strategic school communication.

📅 Oct. 14 | 2–4 p.m. ET

Register for this individual module of the NSPRA Academy New Professionals Track: https://www.nspra.org/Events/Event-Info/sessionaltcd/AC-NewProf26-2

Or explore the full track: https://www.nspra.org/Events/Event-Info/sessionaltcd/AC-NewProf26

10/12/2026

Don't just learn it. Build it! Webinars can be great, but sometimes you need to go 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 the work.

The new NSPRA Studios take you beyond watching and listening and into hands-on practice, where you'll work inside the tools, try new techniques and build resources you can take back to your district and use.

Register for a full Studio or for individual modules in a Studio:

🎨 Design Studio: Canva systems, templates and smarter production workflows.

💻 Accessibility Studio: Accessible documents, design and digital content.

🎬 Visual Storytelling Studio: Short-form video capture, editing and repurposing.

🤖 AI and Communications Studio: AI tools for writing, research and productivity.

Learn more and register: www.nspra.org/studio

10/09/2026

📸 to the final day of the NSPRA 2026 National Seminar in New Orleans this summer.

Day 4 featured the debut of the Micro Lab Mic Drop session, where presenters shared quick-hit practical learning in just five minutes, and Gold Mine Roundtables, which brought attendees together for small-group presentations and discussions.

💻 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐀 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐎𝐜𝐭. 𝟑𝟏! https://plus.nspra.org/

10/07/2026

𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐾-12 𝐷𝑖𝑣𝑒:
The NSPRA National Seminar has once again been named a top K-12 conference to attend in 2027! Registration for in Indianapolis opens this winter. Stay tuned for updates! 👀 https://www.nspra.org/National-Seminar

For educators looking to gain best practices on leadership, classroom tech, curricula, policy and more, these events offer a variety of options.

10/05/2026

District websites often rely on multiple contributors across schools and departments, which can make consistency, accessibility and quality control an ongoing challenge.

Join us for a Mini Lab this week to explore:
🔷 Balancing local flexibility with districtwide standards
🔷 Reducing common website management headaches
🔷 Improving the overall user experience.

Learn best practices for managing website editors, establishing governance structures, creating training resources and defining editing responsibilities that support a more consistent and sustainable digital experience.

Register at https://www.nspra.org/Events/Event-Info/sessionaltcd/ML-Oct26-1

10/02/2026

Join colleagues from across the country next week for our next "Member Monday!"

October Topic: "Can You Just Make a Flyer?" We'll chat about:

✅ The bigger communication question behind the “just one more flyer,” graphic and post requests
✅ How to move from reactive content production to strategic communication advising
✅ Prioritization, planning, audience needs, communication goals and more

EXCLUSIVELY for NSPRA members to connect, swap ideas and learn from each other. Register: https://bit.ly/4hrqF6Y

10/01/2026

Today marks the beginning of service for newly elected and appointed members of the NSPRA Executive Board. Please join us in welcoming our newest board members!

🌟 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹, President-Elect
🌟 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗱𝘆, 𝗣𝗵.𝗗., Vice President at Large for Diversity Engagement
🌟 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝗔𝗣𝗥, South Central Region Vice President
🌟 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗶 𝗛𝗮𝗴𝗮, 𝗔𝗣𝗥, Vice President at Large for Advocacy
🌟 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿, North Central Region Vice President

Please also help NSPRA extend our sincerest thanks and gratitude to board members who are concluding their terms: 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘀, 𝗔𝗣𝗥, 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶 𝗠𝗰𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝗔𝗣𝗥, 𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗔𝗣𝗥, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻 and 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗱𝗶 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗮, 𝗔𝗣𝗥. Their volunteer leadership has strengthened both the association and the field of school communication. 💜