Dear Colleague,

I am thrilled to invite you to be a part of the South Carolina Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (SC/NSPRA) this year. The SC/NSPRA board met this summer to plan some great programs and networking opportunities---we are excited about the year ahead! 

As a leader in your district, you understand the daily challenges and opportunities of our students and schools. We hope you will find that SC/NSPRA brings you practical and effective tools to help you succeed in your role as a communicator.

Your membership in SC/NSPRA allows you to continue to strengthen your professional efforts by providing timely assistance and valuable resources:

• conferences and professional development opportunities throughout the year;
• access to SC/NSPRA’s member Google group for question and information sharing;
• financial assistance for members seeking professional accreditation (APR);
• access to online school PR resources through the Chapter’s website, www.scnspra.org;
• and SC/NSPRA’s Rewards for Excellence Program recognizing outstanding communications and public relations efforts by schools, school districts, and educational agencies and associations.

For 2019-2020, SC/NSPRA has a variety of programmatic offerings on tap for its members:

• SC Department of Education and SC/NSPRA Back to School Public Information Officer (PIO) Informational Meeting on September 27 at SCASA Office in Columbia
• SC/NSPRA and NCSPRA Joint Fall Conference on November 6–8 in Wilmington, NC (Click here for registration information!) 
• Winter Chapter Workshop, Upstate, Location TBD
• SC/NSPRA’s Rewards for Excellence Program, in April in Columbia
• School Communications Topics "Hot Topics" Webinars throughout the year
• SC/NSPRA Communicator of the Year & Superintendent Leadership in School Communications Awards

We're excited for you to join SC/NSPRA today and be a part of the best school public relations and communications group in the state. Please remember to submit your application form and a check made payable to SC/NSPRA ($30.00 for an individual membership; $110.00 for an institutional membership) by October 2, 2019 to:

Judy LeGrand, SC/NSPRA Treasurer

c/o SC School Boards Association
111 Research Drive
Columbia, SC 29203

Or pay online at https://squareup.com/store/sc-nspra. If you pay online, please email your membership forms to jlegrand@scsba.org so we will have all of your contact information.

The SC/NSPRA board looks forward to working with and serving you this school year!

Cordially,  

Melissa Robinette

SC/NSPRA President

Director of Public Relations

District Five Schools of Spartanburg County