I hope you all will watch our short doc, “This Is Possible.” It’s about one public school and all public schools. It’s about how you can be and do and dream anything with a public education. #nced vimeo.com/943836253/6b352c50…

Congratulations to the 11 NSPRA state and regional chapters that received a 2023 Mark of Distinction honor in recognition of their support of chapter members and of NSPRA's mission! bit.ly/3qjGeFs

When I was a building principal, we had a group of boys who were consistently getting office referrals during lunch for aggressive and disruptive behaviors. In the past, these behaviors had led to increasingly severe consequences that did not reduce the negative behaviors (and caused some students to be sent home and to miss instruction). I sat down with the group and we worked together to come up with a plan on what to do during lunch. One of the boys asked if we could start a knitting club, since his Auntie had recently taught him how to knit. Since he was a leader of the group, the other boys agreed. I asked them to come back tomorrow with some ideas of what to knit. The next day one of the boys said that he wanted to knit little hats for the preemies at the hospital, since his little cousin was there and that a nurse mentioned that they had run out of the little hats. The boys knitted daily and we delivered the hats to the hospital. We received many heartfelt thank you notes from families, nurses and doctors (and even an in-person visit with a personal thank you and cookies from a newborn's mom). This group continued to grow as did our ability to create knitted hats for preemies. This became a huge success for the participating students. There was significant improvement in the students’ behavior, attitude, achievement, and attendance. It is so important to think outside of the box for “win-win” solutions. It really isn’t the WHAT you do that is important, it is the WHY you are doing it! Our knitting group become a team, family, and community. #maslowbeforebloom

Congratulations ⁦@JessicaBSwencki⁩! Well deserved! ⁦@DrBevREmory⁩ did a great job accepting on your behalf! You both are amazing ladies!!

Excited to get our @NCSPRA @scnspra fall conference started! 🎉 First up: my friend @andreagribble with #SocialSchools4EDU with 5 keys to social media success 💯 #SchoolPR

So great having a familiar face in the front row!! What a great group of school communicators. I’m excited to be here as a sponsor and to present! 🙌💜🎉