Justin is joined by one of his favorite people in the world, Tracy Jentz, APR to talk about mentoring and reverse mentoring. During this episode, you will learn about a new service that NSPRA offers that can help match you with the perfect mentor or mentee! We hope you enjoy this episode and we will be back on January 15 after a few weeks off with our families! Happy Holidays, School PR!
Dec 01, 2022•34 min•Season 4Ep. 9
In the front half of the show, Erin sits down with Brian Bradley to talk about everything from idea generation to talent acquisition for his podcast 90 Degrees South. In the second half of the show, Justin and David Olsen chat about takeaways from that interview that pertain to School PR. We hope you enjoy our second "What Can We Learn From...." episode!
Nov 15, 2022•40 min
Justin is joined by Melissa Reese to chat about Instagram Reels, Parent/Student Engagement and a small NFL rivalry. (Go Cowboys!) This episode is perfect for the person who is a little skeptical of jumping into the TikToks or the Instagram Reels area of social media!
Nov 01, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Erin is joined by CALSPR Executive Director and TWO-time author Trinette Marquis, APR to talk about her latest book, The Communicating Principal. Trinette will also share some of the different things she learned through her research for this book! This is a great conversation to share with your campus leaders! This month's CESO Top Tip features tips on Crisis Communications from the CESO Communications Team. These tips can be downloaded by visiting bit.ly/CESOTopTip...
Oct 15, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 5
October is National Principals Month and we are excited to have Dr. Ryan Daniel on this month to talk about her focus on communications in her campus community. From internal to external, Dr, Daniel is communicating at a very high level to keep her people informed and excited about the great things happening on her campus! This month's CESO Top Tip comes with a downloadable pdf guide on the KDS Model. Head over to bit.ly/CESOTopTip to get access to this tool!...
Oct 01, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Erin is joined by Mandee Puleo, APR to talk about communicating through tense situations both locally and nationally. With Mid-Term elections approaching dive into a communications approach, backed by the RPIE model, that can help unite your community during these potentially divisive times!
Sep 15, 2022•38 min•Season 4Ep. 3
This is the first episode in a series this season where we go outside of School PR and pick the brains of some of the brightest folks in other industries. Today, Travis Brown ( @travisbrown on Instagram) is here sharing his expertise in content creation and workflow. The second half of the show features a conversation with show favorite Adam Harris on his takeaways from Travis' interview! Two Shows in One Day! Welcome to Season 4!
Sep 01, 2022•51 min
Erin and Justin are BACK for season 4 of School PR Happy Hour! This season is about learning from the best in brightest in School PR and industries outside of education. Today's show is a little life update with our hosts and forecasting this incredible season they have planned. We missed you all! We are so happy to be back!
Sep 01, 2022•21 min
Justin and Erin wrap up another excellent season of School PR Happy Hour. They talk about life updates, their favorite episodes and look ahead at the future of SPRHH. Thank you to our Happy Hour Friends that listened and joined us on the show this season, and a HUGE thank you to Class Intercom for their continued support of the show. Get some rest #SchoolPR, it's summer!
Jun 01, 2022•32 min
For the last regular episode of the season, it's a meeting of the Erins! Erin McCann talks with Erin Gregg of Lubbock ISD about creative comms strategy in a district with declining enrollment. Erin and Justin will have their final episode of the season with a season wrap up on June 1!
May 15, 2022•29 min
Justin is joined by Christy McGee, APR to talk about the important work of NSPRA's APR Committee.
May 01, 2022•37 min
Join Mary Ellen Rowe as she and Erin talk through some early PR Practitioners and the lessons that we, as School PR Professionals, can learn from them.
Apr 15, 2022•41 min
Justin is joined by Klein ISD's Justin Elbert and Chelsea Ceballos to talk about their presentation from the 2022 TSPRA Conference about Hugging Your Haters! For me, this was the perfect presentation at just about the perfect time. Hope you enjoy!
Apr 01, 2022•33 min
It's been tough for School PR professionals lately and some of our peers are evaluating how they want to spend the remainder of their career. The opportunities for growth, learning and change are endless if you are strategic about the choices you make. Dr. Amanda Holdsworth, APR, joins Erin to talk about her story in #SchoolPR and why she made her choices along her journey.
Mar 15, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Justin is joined by Dr. Jill Johnson from Class Intercom and they discuss the power of building students as content creators!
Mar 01, 2022•38 min
Happy (belated) Valentine's Day! This year, we knew you needed to feel the love on a more professional basis. Dr. Georgeanne Warnock, Superintendent of Schools in Terrell ISD and one of NSPRA's Superintendents to watch, talks with Erin about the value that School PR practitioners bring to the field of education.
Feb 15, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 310
This month's episode is a little different than past episodes. Due to moving, COVID and all the things... Justin JUST got internet in time to post this show. This month, we bring you a recast of the webinar Erin and Justin took part in with our friends from Class Intercom in December. Enjoy the show!
Feb 01, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Welcome to 2022! We'd say "Wow! What a year last year was,"but it's becoming redundant at this point. Instead, School PR Happy Hour is looking forward to the work we may all be called to do this year - assist our HR departments in hiring great teachers. Jason Wheeler, CPC, from Garland ISD comes back to the show to share what he focuses on regarding recruitment marketing.
Jan 15, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 308
Justin is joined by Jake Sturgis APR to discuss the Voices Framework he and his team at Captivate Media are working on with districts around the country. This is an important conversation on a very timely topic! Just a reminder, we will be off the air until January 15, 2022 in order to rest up and recharge for the rest of the school year. Happy Holidays School PR
Dec 01, 2021•36 min•Season 3Ep. 7
We love emergent media at School PR Happy Hour, and the chance to talk to one of the Virtual Reality pioneers was too good to pass up! Erin talks with Amber Krasinski about VR, AR and how School PR practitioners can work this media form into K12 schools
Nov 15, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Justin and Becca Latham have a candid conversation about the importance of meeting people where they are in times of uncertainty. We hope you enjoy this episode!
Nov 01, 2021•28 min•Season 3Ep. 5
We are obsessed with professional development at School PR Happy Hour, and Erin had the opportunity to sit down with one of the most fun and innovative Strategic Communication professors around. Dr. Lambiase heads up the Certified Public Communicator program at Texas Christian University and talks about the value in having a strong strategic plan.
Oct 15, 2021•32 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Skyler Hefley from Tyler ISD joins Justin to talk about a variety of topics centered around Marketing and the Customer Experience. Skyler is a wrapping up his first year in School PR and has brought a new energy to this industry. We hope you enjoy meeting Skyler from Tyler!
Oct 01, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 3
We are starting off season 3 strong with School PR's greatest cheerleader! Andrea Gribble, founder of Social Schools for EDU, joins Erin to talk all things social media and staying positive in an ever evolving world.
Sep 15, 2021•35 min•Season 3Ep. 302
Erin and Justin kick off season 3 with a life check-in, season forecast, and a little bit of pandemic talk. We hope you are all taking care of yourselves and your loved ones during yet another stressful start to a school year!
Sep 01, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Earlier this week, Erin and Justin jumped on Youtube and Twitter to recap and reflect on the second seasons of School PR Happy Hour. We want to thank Class Intercom for sponsoring the show this season. Our guest this year were amazing and we love all of our School PR Family! We will see you September 1 for Season 3!
Jun 01, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 17
What better way to close out season 2 than with an internal comms pro? This year has been tough, and any true PR practitioner knows that your very first audience should be your internal audience. Cathy Kedjidjian, APR, joins Erin for the final content episode of Season 2 to talk Internal Comms, and making the HR department your BFF.
May 15, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 216
Justin is joined by one of his favorite people, Adam Harris for a very unscripted and unplanned conversation about our roles in School PR as we head into the home stretch of this school year. Hope you enjoy hearing from Adam as much as we enjoyed producing this episode.
May 01, 2021•37 min
In a world full of demands, our #SchoolPR superwomen are handling everything - at the office and at home. Kristin Magette, APR, joins Erin to talk about the added pressures that we place on ourselves as women to be everything in the board room AND in our personal lives.
Apr 15, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 214
Krystyna Baumgartner, APR (@kmbaumgartner) joins Justin to talk about content calendars, content strategies, and everything else content. If you need to be more intentional and organized with your approach to content, this is a great conversation!
Apr 01, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 9