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NSPRA 2026 National Seminar

Your Guide to NSPRA 2026: Family and Community Engagement Professionals

Explore sessions designed for relationship-builders focused on trust, family connection and meaningful community engagement.

For Trust, Connection and Two-Way Engagement

Strong family and community engagement requires listening, relationship-building and communication that meets people where they are. NSPRA 2026 offers sessions to help you strengthen trust, remove barriers, build partnerships and create more meaningful connections with the communities you serve.

Sessions to Explore for Family and Community Engagement Professionals

Monday, July 20 | 8:30 a.m.

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Tailoring Community Engagement for Real Impact

Explore ways to design engagement strategies that reflect the real needs, preferences and priorities of your community.

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Monday, July 20 | 3:45 p.m.

Culturally Responsive Communication and Newcomer Engagement

Learn how culturally responsive practices can strengthen connections with multilingual families and newcomer communities.

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Tuesday, July 21 | 10 a.m.

Leading With Listening: Building Trust Through Two-Way Engagement

Learn how listening-centered engagement can strengthen trust, improve understanding and support better decision-making.

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Tuesday, July 21 | 10 a.m.

Removing Barriers at the Front Door: Using Engagement to Improve Early Registration

Learn how engagement can help districts identify barriers, improve access and create stronger first experiences for families.

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Tuesday, July 21 | 11:15 a.m.

Beyond Helping Hands: Leveraging Volunteer Ambassadors to Enhance Community Engagement

Discover how volunteer ambassadors can help extend your engagement efforts and build stronger community connections.

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Tuesday, July 21 | 4 p.m.

FAMnopoly: Connecting Families, Schools, and Communities to Cultivate Student and Family Success.

Explore creative approaches to strengthening connections among families, schools and community partners.

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Wednesday, July 22 | 9:45 a.m.

Beyond Translation: Reaching, Engaging, and Celebrating Multilingual Families

Consider ways to move beyond translation and create more meaningful engagement with multilingual families.

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Wednesday, July 22 | 9:45 a.m.

Community and Connection: Reimagining School and District Events Through a Family Engagement Lens

Learn how to reimagine events as opportunities for deeper family engagement and community connection.

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Plus, be sure to check out the Family and Community Engagement pre-Seminar workshop, taking place Saturday, July 18!

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And Don’t Miss

💬 Two-Way Engagement Ideas

Explore strategies for listening, gathering feedback and building shared understanding.

Strengthen trust by making engagement more meaningful.

🤝 Partnership-Building Sessions

Learn how districts are building relationships with community partners, volunteers and local organizations.

Bring back ideas for expanding your district’s reach.

🌐 Multilingual Family Engagement

Explore approaches that go beyond translation to create connection and belonging.

Support stronger communication with every family.

⚡ NSPRA Micro Labs

Quick-hit learning with practical tools, tactics and engagement ideas.

Walk away with approaches you can adapt right away.

What You’ll Bring Back

✓ Stronger Engagement Strategies

Ideas for designing engagement that reflects community needs and leads to real impact.

✓ Trust-Building Approaches

Practical ways to strengthen relationships through listening, transparency and follow-through.

✓ Partnership Ideas

Examples of how districts are working with families, volunteers, businesses and community organizations.

✓ More Inclusive Family Communication

Strategies for reaching, engaging and celebrating families across languages, cultures and experiences.

Ready to build your NSPRA 2026 experience?

Join school communication professionals and education leaders in New Orleans, July 19-22.

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