Happy 50th Birthday to our member organization KanSPRA! Did you know that the Kansas Chapter of the School Public Relations Association has been named a chapter of distinction for the last three years?! Who in your organization should join KanSPRA? Get them signed up today!
The Kansas School Public Relations Association (KanSPRA) held their fall conference October 18-20 at the Hilltop Conference Center in Blue Valley USD 229. This member organization represents and supports the work of school communication specialists who work daily to tell the story of education in Kansas! Thank you for the learning KanSPRA offers its members. Who from your organization should become involved?
Our Elevate Leadership 1 group in Goddard is hard at work today reflecting on their individual leadership survey and discussing the differences between leading and managing.
We have a winner! Congratulations to @kategronquist Kate is a principal at
Prairie View MS/HS near La Cygne almost 4 hours from North Central, Kansas! FYI, Don't forget this year's USAKANSAS conference in Wichita, May 29th-31th, Requests for proposals will be coming out soon!
1st Stop on the Oct. 18th Trip. Win a complimentary USA-Kansas conference registration if you can be the first to email G. A. with the names of all three districts he visited on October 18. Final clues will be included in posts made later today,
October 19
Win a complimentary USA-Kansas conference registration if you can be the first to email G. A. with the names of all three Kansas School districts he visited on October 18. Clues will be included in three posts made later today, 10/19. These pics might help as well!
3rd Stop on the Oct. 18th Trip. Win a complimentary USA-Kansas conference registration if you can be the first to email G. A. with the names of all three districts he visited on October 18. We are looking forward to seeing everyone's knowledge of our Kansas communities.
2nd Stop on the Oct. 18th Trip. Win a complimentary USA-Kansas conference registration if you can be the first to email G. A. with the names of all three districts he visited on October 18. The final clue will be posted at 12:00 pm
October 19
Thank you to Dr. Tonya Merrigan for taking the time to share her leadership journey with a wonderful group of female leaders from across the state at our second session of Women Connecting With Women! These events create a space for women across the state to learn, listen, and connect. https://www.usakansas.org/page/women-connecting-with-women
Instructional Leadership focuses on building learning environments centered on student success. Elevate Leadership builds the capacity of every attendee to be an instructional leader! Do you want to learn how? https://usakansasks.sites.thrillshare.com/page/elevate-leadership-year-1
As part of Elevate Leadership, participants learn about the traits of effective teams, how to build them, and how to support common pain points experienced by teams. When is the last time you were on a highly effective team?
Leaders across KS are hard at work today at Elevate Leadership. Leaders are reflecting on the results of their individual leadership survey, and they are spending time discussing leadership versus management and the importance of instructional leadership! Not bad for a Tuesday!
The Kansas Superintendents' Association is pleased to announce the 2024 Kansas Superintendent of the Year is Dr. Michelle Hubbard, Superintendent of Shawnee Mission School District! Congratulations Dr. Hubbard!
During the 2023 Special Committee of Education meetings (10/2, 3, 9, & 10), many Legislators stated their desire to hear stories from Kansans about the work happening in schools. Check out the October issue of Under the Umbrella to learn more about telling your story which was the focus of USA's Fall Forum (pages 32-33)!
Is there a story you want to share? Write for USA-KS’s monthly magazine Under the Umbrella by emailing Jerry Henn (jhenn@usakansas.org).
Congratulations to Dr. Kellen Adams on being a 2024 Kansas Superintendent of the Year Finalist! Here is what Dr. Adams had to say about this recognition. Tune in tomorrow (10/17) to Facebook Live for the final announcement!
Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Hubbard on being a 2024 Kansas Superintendent of the Year Finalist! Here is what Dr. Hubbard had to say about this recognition. Tune in tomorrow (10/17) to Facebook Live for the final announcement!
Congratulations to Mr. Don Potter on being a 2024 Kansas Superintendent of the Year Finalist! Here is what Mr. Potter had to say about this recognition. Tune in tomorrow (10/17) to Facebook Live for the final announcement!
Best of luck to our 2024 Superintendent of the Year Finalists as they complete their interviews today! Here is what Dr. Adams had to say when asked what advice he would offer an aspiring superintendent. Tune in Tuesday 10/17 for our live announcement.
How are you spending your Friday? Our Board of Directors is spending the day in Topeka for our monthly meeting. Thank you to our Board Members for your service to the profession.
Best of luck to our 2024 Superintendent of the Year Finalists as they complete their interviews today! Here is what Mr. Potter had to say when asked what advice he would offer an aspiring superintendent. Tune in Tuesday 10/17 for our live announcement.
