TSPRA is partnering with Spoken Word Communications to offer training at Highland Park ISD Oct. 19. 
Existing TSPRA members should have received an email from info [at] tspra.org asking you to log in to our new member management portal. Please follow the instructions in the email as soon as possible and update your directory information and change your password. 
Link to the 2011 Accountability Ratings Talking Points 2011AccountabilityRatingsTP.pdf
Announcements
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Register for the 2017 Annual Conference
Registration is now open for the 2017 Annual Conference. Click here to register yourself or people in your district.
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TSPRA is offering Media and Crisis Communications training
TSPRA is partnering with Spoken Word Communications to offer training at Highland Park ISD Oct. 19. -
Log in to activate your new TSPRA account
Existing TSPRA members should have received an email from info [at] tspra.org asking you to log in to our new member management portal. Please follow the instructions in the email as soon as possible and update your directory information and change your password. -
Submit proposals to present at the 2017 Annual Conference
Click here to submit your proposal.
Registration for the 2017 Annual Conference will open Sept. 26. -
Congratulations to our 2016 Key Communicator
TSPRA has named Shanna Peeples, the 2015 National Teacher of the Year from Amarillo ISD, its 2016 Key Communicator.
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Book your rooms for the 2017 Annual Conference now
Click here to see the Conference Hotels page.
Registration for the 2017 Annual Conference will open in September, but book your rooms now. -
Professional Awards winners
Congratulations to the winners of TSPRA's 2016 Professional Awards.
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See the 2016 CTPS Video Contest Winners
Click here to see the schools whose videos took home the top prize in their categories during the 2016 Celebrate Texas Public Schools Video Contest the 2016 Celebrate Texas Public Schools Video Contest, sponsored by Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union.
TSPRA E-newsletter
Issue 247, September 28, 2016 Newsletter
In this issue...
Feature Story
Conference registration open
Other Stories
♦ Executive Committee summary
♦ Highland Park Spoken Word
♦ Legal workshop survey
Congratulations,
Upcoming Events
and MORE!
GOOD TO KNOW
Broaden your punctuation horizons
Did your high school English teacher scare you off from using semicolons? Fear not, for they're easier than you might remember.
Semicolons are meant to link two related yet independent clauses – meaning they can stand as sentences on their own – without requiring a conjuction. Take a look at these three examples:
Bad: Our new math curriculum has been a big hit; and the training was easy to implement.
Use a comma with "and" or other conjuctions rather than a semicolon
Bad: Our new math curriculum has been a big hit; our schools are safer this year too.
Clauses that aren't linked should be separated by a period.
Good: Our new math curriculum has been a big hit; students' test scores are up 12 points.
Both clauses here relate to the new math curriculum, so it's fine to link them with a semi-colon.
TSPRA Tweets
Texas Schools May Be Flouting Law on Registering Students to Vote https://t.co/Cs2hj4Oa63 via @TexasTribune
The Brief: House Panels Shine Spotlight on Education Funding https://t.co/mfi1Q5oee1 via @TexasTribune
Poorly Written Law Could Be Costly to School Districts, Paxton Says https://t.co/hDjebFIxcL via @TexasTribune
Texas Lawmakers to Highlight Education Spending Divide https://t.co/ZE78B9j4DE via @TexasTribune
Links You Can Use
September 28, 2016
Survey
Stay tuned for the next TSPRA survey.
June 23 - Deadline to make Key Communicator nomination
June 29 - Register now for Spoken Word Crisis Communication training in New Braunfels
Oct. 31 - Deadline to renew TSPRA membership before the late fee kicks in.