NCASA Wkshop, GSPRA judges, Remind

Our partners at the North Carolina Association of School Administrators are hosting a free half-day workshop on August 6th. The workshop will focus on utilizing NCASA’s “Champion Our Local Public Schools” toolkit to effectively promote your school or district as a great choice for families. It also will include guidance on effectively engaging with lawmakers on K-12 legislation and provide updates on the latest state budget proposals and K-12 policy bills. If you are interested in attending, please use this link to REGISTER or get more information.

We are giving our members the chance to judge the Georgia School Public Relations Association's awards. Judging is a fabulous way to see exemplary work and get great ideas for your own school or district.

GSPRA has more than a dozen awards categories, so it is easy to find a category that matches your interests and expertise. It also means we can use plenty of judges. GSPRA uses the Open Water judging platform, which is easy-to-use and specifically designed for awards judging.

The judging window is from September 8 - 22.

If you are interested in serving as a judge, please complete this brief form to let us know which category (or categories) you would like to evaluate.

NCSPRA is now accepting applications for the 2025 Nora Carr Memorial Presidential Scholarship. The scholarship honors the legacy of Nora Carr and provides a free one-year membership to the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA).

The scholarship is available to current NCSPRA members who are not members of NSPRA and who have not held an NSPRA membership for the past three or more years. NCSPRA will award up to two Nora Carr Memorial Scholarships. Each scholarship is valued at $295.

If you are interested in applying for a Nora Carr Memorial Presidential Scholarship, please click below or visit the NCSPRA website. The application deadline is 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2025.

NORA CARR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) has again designated NCSPRA as an Exemplary Chapter and honored us with its prestigious Mark of Distinction Award. This is the fifth consecutive year that NSPRA has recognized our chapter for delivering the highest quality professional development to members. This year, we were specifically honored for helping our members during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and for successfully rescheduling our fall conference and other PD events to ensure that our members were served effectively.

NCSPRA will officially receive the Mark of Distinction Award on July 20th during the 2025 NSPRA Seminar in Washington, D.C.

We have extended the deadline for our NCSPRA Professional Development Survey until Friday, August 8th. Please take two minutes to let us know what PD offerings would be most valuable to you and whether you expect any travel restrictions for the coming year.

We have an opening on our board of directors. Our board will appoint someone to fill Sheena Cooper's unexpired term, which runs through May 31, 2026. Sheena has moved into the role of Vice President, which leaves her board seat vacant. If you would like to be considered as a candidate to fill her vacant seat on the board, please send a brief bio (150 word limit) and headshot photo to ncspra.executivedirector@gmail.com by Friday, August 1st. In accordance with our bylaws, our Board of Directors will appoint someone to fill the vacant seat during its August board meeting.

We have a job opening for NCSPRA's next Executive Director. Ellen Boyd will retire on December 31, 2025. This is a copy of the job listing. Please feel free to share the job information with anyone you know who might be a great candidate. The posting is also available on our website under the "Jobs" tab at the top of the page.

NCSPRA is an Exemplary Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA). For five consecutive years, NCSPRA has been honored with the prestigious Mark of Distinction Award for delivering outstanding professional development to members and to school PR professionals throughout the country.