NSPRA's PR Power Hours, in audio or webinar format, offer an economical and convenient way to continue your professional development. These programs provide you with a conversational and interactive forum for learning best practices from top experts in school communication.

Check out the dates and program details below and sign up today! Registration is just $49 for NSPRA members (for the first 100 registered phone lines; $69 after the first 100) thanks to the generous sponsorship of SchoolMessenger.

Available again this year, registrants to an individual Power Hour can receive access to the audio file for an additional fee of only $10.

Register online or return your completed registration form to NSPRA by fax or mail. Contact NSPRA's Cynthia Frazier at 301-519-0496 or at cfrazier@nspra.org to order these special group offerings now.
  

2011-2012 PR Power Hours 
  

• Getting Proactive About School Security (Webinar)
  February 24, 2012
   
• Keeping Score: Proving the Value of School Communication Using the Balanced Scorecard Approach (Webinar)
  March 16, 2012
   
• Fresh Perspectives on the Superintendency: The Integral Role of Communication
  April 13, 2012  

Getting Proactive About School Security 

February 24, 2012 (Webinar) – Register Now! 

Featured Presenter: Ken Trump, M.P.A., president, National School Safety and Security Services, Cleveland, Ohio 

Moderator: Rich Bagin, APR, executive director, NSPRA, Rockville, Md. 

Like school communication, school security needs to be part of everyone’s job description. And just like school communication, crisis planning is an ongoing task that requires proactive strategies and tactics to provide a climate of safety and support for your schools. Webinar leader Kenneth S. Trump has dedicated his career to making schools safer. He will draw from his new book, Proactive School Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning to offer safety solutions in a concise and straightforward manner. Ken understands educators and the political and budget climates we face when discussing community issues and resources. Don’t miss this opportunity to ask questions of one of our nation’s leading experts on school safety and security. 

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Keeping Score: Proving the Value of School Communication Using the Balanced Scorecard Approach  

March 16, 2012 (Webinar) – Register Now! 

Featured Presenter: Nicole Kirby, director, communication services, Park Hill School District, Kansas City, Mo. 

Moderator: Joe Krumm, APR, director, community/government relations, North Clackamas School District, Milwaukie, Ore. 

High-performing districts have talked about data-based decision-making for years, but it’s difficult for communications departments to get onboard the data train because measuring communication efforts can be tricky. Learn how some districts have begun using a balanced scorecard in the communications department and discover how a scorecard can help you target your efforts and demonstrate value and effectiveness to your leadership team and school board. This webinar will provide you with the process and some how-to strategies and tactics to help level the playing and performance fields in school communication. 

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Fresh Perspectives on the Superintendency: The Integral Role of Communication 

April 13, 2012 – Register Now! 

Panelists: Steven Webb, Ed.D., superintendent, Vancouver (Wash.) Public Schools; Brian White, Ed.D., superintendent, Chartiers Valley School District, Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Steven L. Walts, Ed.D., superintendent, Prince William County Public Schools, Manassas, Va. 

Moderator: Karen Kleinz, APR, NSPRA associate director, Rockville, Md. 

There’s a new generation of school superintendents in town, and they aren’t just taking the leadership reins of school districts across the country, they are grabbing them and taking off at a gallop on a mission to make positive change happen quickly in their schools and communities. A key characteristic of this group is an understanding that communication, marketing and engagement are absolutely critical to the success of their education initiatives. Join the discussion with this panel of dynamic new leaders and learn how they are thinking out of the box and redefining the role of superintendent as lead communicator. 

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The 2011-2012 PR Power Hour Programs are sponsored by SchoolMessenger. Visit SchoolMessenger today to learn more.