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February 2020
Power Hour: Restorative Practices: Building Stakeholder Understanding and Support
Restorative practices are taking hold in an increasing number of school systems, according to federal data. The model offers a more equitable and educational strategy for discipline, but external and internal critics who see it as “soft” can trigger challenging conversations for school systems, particularly in relation to school safety. Learn how the presenters’ school systems are communicating about restorative practices in ways that build stakeholder understanding and support while also dispelling myths/biases about the strategy. Gain tips for using internal…
Find out more »February 2020 Coffee Chat
We have data and numbers at our fingertips, but what should we really be paying attention to? Let’s CHAT about what and we are measuring when it comes to communications. Join us for a CHAT from your computer. “Data Driven Decisions” Tuesday, February 11, 10:00 AM – 10:40 AM To join the conversation, click on the link at 10 AM and you’ll see your MinnSPRA friends ready to CHAT. (There is a 15 second quick download you may want to…
Find out more »March 2020
March 2020 Coffee Chat
Coronavirus Communications...let's CHAT to help each other in planing, support and best practices. Join us for a CHAT from your computer. “Coronavirus Communications” Wednesday, March 4, 10:00 AM – 10:40 AM To join the conversation, click on the link at 10 AM and you’ll see your MinnSPRA friends ready to CHAT. (There is a 15 second quick download you may want to initiate prior to the CHAT.) Please RSVP at: https://forms.gle/1qd1pQg9XbXX2HHSA If you have further questions, please contact Amy Trombley…
Find out more »Power Hour: Building a Team of Ambassadors to Tell Your Story
Who tells the story of your school system in the produce aisle, on the sports sidelines or at the weekend BBQ? If it’s usually the uninformed or the naysayers, then it’s time to build a team of ambassadors for your school system! Learn how to empower your staff and engage your community in becoming well-informed, enthusiastic and active ambassadors for your schools. Presenters Steve Edwards and Dr. David Sovine will discuss their district’s community engagement program to develop advocates, and…
Find out more »May 2020
2020 MinnSPRA Annual Meeting
Normally, the MinnSPRA annual meeting is presented at the spring seminar. Because we canceled the spring seminar due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, we will hold the annual meeting live via Zoom at noon on Thursday, May 21 - scroll to the “Tickets” box at the bottom of this page to register. We will share the recording to any MinnSPRA member who is unable to attend but wants to watch the presentation. Typically during the annual meeting, we celebrate…
Find out more »June 2020
Adobe InDesign Virtual Trainings
Details: These virtual trainings will be hosted on Zoom. A link will be shared with participants several days prior to the training. The presenter, Keith Gilbert, suggests participants don't try to follow along in InDesign during the training. This allows him to cover more ground. He will share handouts beforehand so you can take notes as you go along. Depending on…
Find out more »November 2020
Election 2020: What Happened and What Does it Mean?
Please join MinnSPRA for a post-election analysis on November 13 with Bill Morris and Peter Leatherman from The Morris Leatherman Company, moderated by Bob Noyed, APR of CESO. 1-2:30 p.m. - Panel discussion with Q&A from attendees 2:30-4 p.m. - Breakout sessions/"social hour" to dig in and discuss more with your MinnSPRA colleagues Bob Noyed, APR, Director of Strategy at CESO Bob is a public relations and communication leader with over 30 years of experience in the K12 space.…
Find out more »December 2020
Hot Tips for Working Faster with Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Whether you work mostly on print projects, or you’re more of a jack-of-all-trades within the Adobe Suite, the one thing we all have in common is that there just aren’t enough hours in the day. This workshop will deliver a litany of hot tips in the latest versions of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign that guarantee to save you time.
Find out more »Good Trouble PR – Intro
Like many other professionals, school communicators have long accepted systemic injustice and racial inequity in our work and relegated those ideals to a belief that that’s just the way things are. In our personal lives we may have taken up the charge of change and advocacy, but in our professional lives we have been told to “tread lightly” to protect ourselves and our organization. We’ve been conditioned not to be too political, not to upset too many people, not…
Find out more »Survival Mode: How to Get Through this Pandemic in School PR
Join us on Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 11:30 am - 1 pm when Nicole Kirby, APR, will share best practices from her district and other top professionals around the U.S. and Canada on how survive doing school PR in a pandemic - and how to hopefully come out better for it when this is all over. Learn actual strategies and tactics that Nicole and others have used to get through the challenges we’re all facing now, from managing families’ anxiety…
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