2024 Sunshine State (Florida) School Public Relations Association Award Nominations

Nominations are due November 8, 2024.

Each year, the Sunshine State (Florida) School Public Relations Association solicits nominations for the chapter's Outstanding Superintendent Communicator Award, which recognizes a practicing Florida superintendent of schools for their outstanding leadership in school public relations and communications, the Margie Davidson Leading Light Award, which recognizes the “shining lights” in our community who support K-12 public education and the SUNSPRA School Communicator of the Year Award, which serves as the Chapter-level award for consideration of NSPRA's School Communicator of the Year Award.

For questions, please email sunsprafl@gmail.com. 

2025 California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) Excellence in Communication Award Program

Submissions and nominations are due November 11, 2024.

From successful bond campaigns and crisis communication strategies to outstanding social media engagement and more, submit your best work for a CalSPRA Excellence in Communication Award! CalSPRA’s Excellence & Merit Awards recognize outstanding work in Comprehensive Programs or Campaigns and Tactics.

In addition, if you have colleagues who deserve recognition, consider nominating them for one of the CalSPRA Special Recognition Individual Awards. 

For questions, please email admin@calspra.org. 

2025 Arizona School Public Relations Association (ASPRA) ASPRA*tion Awards Program

Submissions and nominations are due November 11, 2024.

Each year, the Arizona School Public Relations Association (ASPRA) recognizes standards of excellence in school public relations through its ASPRA*tion Awards. Winning entries will demonstrate how sound public relations principles (research, analysis, communication and evaluation), creativity and a commitment to improving communications were used in pursuit of organizational goals.

For questions, please email Rita Ann Reznick at rreznick@fusdaz.org. 

2024-25 Pennsylvania (PenSPRA) Award Program

Entries for the Excellence in Education Communications Contest are due January 10, 2025. Nominations for the PenSPRA Communicator of the Year Award and PenSPRA Key Communicator Award are due February 25, 2025.

Each year, PenSPRA provides an opportunity for school district communication professionals to be recognized in the annual Excellence in Education Communications Contest. In addition, PenSPRA's Communicator of the Year Award recognizes the exemplary leadership of school public relations professionals in Pennsylvania; PenSPRA's Key Communicator Award honors an education professional who has successfully contributed to the field of school communications. For questions, please email penspra@cciu.org.