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Northside ISD's Pascual Gonzalez named TSPRA's 2014 Key Communicator
TSPRA is pleased to announce that Northside ISD's Executive Director for Communications Pascual Gonzalez has been named the organization's 2014 Key Communicator. Click here to read about Gonzalez and the Key Communicator award.
NSPRA judges have awarded TSPRA's Celebrate Texas Public Schools campaign with a Mark of Distinction as an Exemplary Chapter. Congratulations to all those who helped make the CTPS program what it is today. Click here for more information.
Save the Dates for the 2015 TSPRA Annual Conference
The 2015 Annual Conference will be held February 23-26 at the Omni Colonnade Hotel in San Antonio. For more information, check our Annual Conference page.
Thank you for a fantastic 2014 Annual Conference!
♦ Click here to see the winner's bookFrancisco Vara-Orta of the San Antonio Express-News wins the TSPRA Media Award
♦ Click here to read the press release
♦ Photo of Francisco Vara-Orta
Judges have announced the statewide winners in the 2014 Celebrate Texas Public Schools Video Contest, sponsored by Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union. Click here to see the list of winners. 
Look for ways to create opportunities for constituents to meet students and teachers and learn more about your district.
Take a student with you to attend a civic group luncheon meeting and give a short presenation on something happening in school. Ask a newspaper or TV reporter to speak to a class about his or her job. Invite an elected official to have lunch with a small group of students and teachers to discuss new programs, student achievement or academic rigor.
Personal interaction is the most effective form of communication. Take advantage of the people in your district to tell its stories.
-- NSPRA's PRincipal Communicator
Issue 165, July 9, 2014
In this issue...
Feature Story
Board meeting summary
Other Stories
♦ Community engagement deadline information
♦ Renew your TSPRA dues
♦ Show us your best work
Congratulations,
Upcoming Events
and MORE!
RT @uiltexas: The 2014-15 TEA-UIL Side-by-Side is now available online at http://t.co/QWMh30WR0V // @teainfo
Congrats to Pascual Gonzalez, Northside ISD and TSPRA Past President on being named 2014 Key Communicator. http://t.co/mHoj9afUI8
Katie Plemmons: The heartbreak of being a teacher in Texas http://t.co/TTXwajLENs via @TribTalkTX
Charter Approval in Crosshairs at SBOE Meeting http://t.co/IW82DJjgCH via @TexasTribune
Link to the 2011 Accountability Ratings Talking Points 2011AccountabilityRatingsTP.pdf
June 20 - Deadline to submit nominations for the Key Communicator Award
