Communication Services
News that Matters to Oregon Schools
OSBA’s Communication Services team is your media connection, delivering the news that matters to Oregon schools and helping schools deal with the media. OSBA provides quick hits on daily education-related stories and deeper explorations of the important issues that shape Oregon policy. When a crisis strikes your school, OSBA’s team can help craft your message and handle internal and external communications.
Communication Services
Recognition Events & Proclamations
Acknowledge and thank those who help to provide a quality education for the children in your community.
Community Engagement Resources
Engage with your community with these resources on social media, bullying prevention, and building relationships.
Crisis Communications
When you need to communicate in a crisis, our staff can help you handle the media, community concerns, and internal communications.
Communication Audits
We can study the flow of information in your district to identify key communicators, audiences and messages. We recommend ways to capitalize on this vital information.
Specialty Workshops
Our experts lead your board through communications planning, from goal setting to media relations to crisis plans to newsletters.
Annual Convention
Annual Convention
The OSBA Annual Convention is Oregon’s premier continuing education program — delivering practical solutions to help school boards and their superintendents improve student learning and achievement. Whether you are a veteran board member, a superintendent, a board support professional or a first-time attendee, you’ll leave the conference with practical ideas and a renewed commitment to help your board accomplish the critical work ahead. The convention features some of the “best practices” from school boards across the state.
Bonds, Ballots, and Buildings Conference
Bonds, Ballots and Buildings Conference
Is a bond measure or local option levy in your future? Then don’t miss OSBA’s Bonds, Ballots and Buildings Conference, held once every two years in Salem. This event has a long history of providing resources to help school districts and community colleges plan facilities, define and communicate bond costs to voters, and learn tactics for effective bond campaigns. OSBA is bringing experts in construction and facility planning, finance, surveys and communications together to provide workshops and resources in a one-day conference.
Summer Board Conference
Summer Board Conference
SBC 2024 is leadership development for all levels of board service. It is intended to provide school board members with nuts and bolts-type information regarding board work and provide boards with practicable information to take back to their boardrooms and implement immediately.
Publications
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PR in Action
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