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June 2018
Think and Drink
Join your fellow school public relations professionals at MinnSPRA’s next Think and Drink event to learn, vent and chat with people you enjoy. Theme Advancing women’s progress in the workplace How Women and female-identifying people can be each other’s harshest critics and best advocates. We’re inviting MinnSPRA members to attend a Think and Drink created exclusively for women, by women to create strategies and identify practices that can help women succeed in the workforce. We’ll discuss policies that inhibit progress…
Find out more »August 2018
Think and Drink
Join your fellow school public relations professionals at MinnSPRA’s next Think and Drink event to learn, vent and chat with people you enjoy. Theme Sharing NSPRA seminar “aha!” moments How Whether you attended the NSPRA seminar in California this summer or not, come to hear what others learned. NSPRA seminar attendees should plan to share one “aha!” moment of learning. Shelly Schafer and Cassondra Knudson of South Washington County Schools will serve as this session’s Think and Drink facilitators. Plan…
Find out more »September 2018
Power Hour: A New Algorithm Reality: Increasing Social Media Engagement in a Shifting Landscape
Let’s face it: the changes to Facebook’s algorithm have cut your school district's social media reach dramatically. Your once-reliable social media tactics don’t work as well anymore, and that is having a big impact on your community engagement online. Learn how to navigate this shifting landscape on social media with strategies and tactics that will engage your stakeholders and regrow your reach. Some tactics, including paid placements and boosted posts, offer new opportunities that may lead to public questions about the use…
Find out more »September 2018 Coffee Chat
“’Like a B.O.S.S. Beginning of School Successes” We Want to hear how you started back to school like a BOSS! Let’s CHAT about Beginning of School Successes (BOSS), our takeaways, ideas, inspirations and more! In the world of communications, it’s never too early to start planning! Join us for a CHAT from your computer. Wednesday, September 19, 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…
Find out more »Think and Drink
Join your fellow school public relations professionals at MinnSPRA’s next Think and Drink event to learn, vent and chat with people you enjoy. Theme Looking Ahead to the 2018 Election and the 2019 Legislative Session What Special guest Scott Croonquist, AMSD Executive Director, will provide an election update and speculation on what issues are likely to arise at the Legislature this year and what role school districts should play in the debate. Andrew Hagen of Wayzata Public Schools and Krisanthy…
Find out more »October 2018
Power Hour: Get Them There: Finding, Educating and Motivating Your Bond Voters
Are all of your supportive residents turning out to vote on your bond campaign or capital project proposal? If national trends are any indication, that answer is, “No, not even close.” Learn practical strategies for combating voter apathy and building public support at the ballot box from a small, rural district with a single school communicator and a large, suburban district with a Gold Medallion-winning communications team. Panelists: Sabreana Smith Marsh, director, public relations, Community ISD,…
Find out more »September 2018 Coffee Chat
“EEK – Educational Election Knowledge” EEK!! It’s October…and that means Educational Election Knowledge needs to be shared! Let’s CHAT about what we do within our districts and communities when it comes to Election times. Do you host Candidate forums? What techniques have been effective for you for referendums? Are Polling places in your schools? Join us for a CHAT from your computer. Tuesday, October 23, 10:00 AM – 10:40 AM To join the conversation, click on the link at 10…
Find out more »November 2018
Power Hour: Earn Their Trust: Engaging Employees Through Internal Communications
Ever had an employee say negative things about your school district? Just one rant at the grocery store or a barbeque can turn an undecided voter against your bond proposal or send an uncertain homebuyer to the next town over. Frustrated and uninformed employees can be the biggest threat to a school district’s success. Prevent that threat (or recover from a trust breakdown) by strengthening your internal communications with practical, successful strategies from those who’ve been there. …
Find out more »2018 Fall Conference
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Find out more »December 2018
Power Hour: Building Support for Social Emotional Learning and Mental Health in Schools
Social emotional learning and students' mental health are important and sometimes heated topics of conversation for schools today. Many states have adopted or introduced laws related to SEL standards, and this past summer, new mental health curriculum requirements went into effect in New York and Virginia. Learn what SEL is, how the movement is rolling out and what some school districts are doing to build community understanding and support for SEL and mental health programs. Presenters: Irene Payne, Chief…
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