Regional Meetings

TSPRA Regional Meetings provide additional opportunities for members for professional development and networking throughout the course of the school year with other education communications and foundation professionals from their area.

Meetings are scheduled by the respective Area Vice Presidents either monthly or semi-annually. Click here to learn more about TSPRA’s Area Vice Presidents.

TSPRA Areas

Gulf Coast (ESC Regions 1, 2 & 3)
Houston/Beaumont (ESC Regions 4 & 5)
East Texas (ESC Regions 6, 7 & 8)
North Central (ESC Regions 9. 10 & 11)
West Central (ESC Regions 12, 14 & 15)
Central (ESC Region 13)
Northwest (ESC Regions 16 & 17)
Far West (ESC Regions 18 & 19)
and San Antonio (ESC Region 20)

Vice President Gulf Coast
ESC Regions 1, 2 and 3
Helen Escobar
Coordinator of Public Relations
Roma ISD
608 North Garcia
Roma, TX 78584

Zone Coordinator
Ashley Scott
, Victoria ISD

Upcoming Meetings:

  • Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at Hidalgo ISD
    Sponsor: FinalSite
  • Thursday, October 12, 2023 at La Joya ISD
    Sponsor: LJISD
  • Thursday, November 9, 2023 at Gregory-Portland ISD
  • Monday, December 11, 2023 at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
    Sponsor: Parent Square
  • February 2024 meeting at the TSPRA Annual Conference in Sugar Land
  • Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Corpus Christi ISD
    Sponsor: CCISD
  • Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Harlingen CISD
    Sponsor: HCISD

The Gulf Coast Region brings together communicators from ESC Regions 1, 2, and 3. Don’t let the name fool you! We are way more than just the southern part of the Gulf Coast, we also include the border region from Brownsville to Laredo. other for helping out our fellow TSPRAn’s.

Vice President Houston/Beaumont
ESC Regions 4 and 5
Kristyn Cathey
Chief of Communications & PR
Alief ISD
4250 Cook Road
Alief, TX 77072

Zone Coordinator
Chelsea Ceballos, Klein ISD

Upcoming Meetings:

  • September 2023 at Harris County Department of Education
  • October 26, 2023 at Alvin ISD, 10855 Iowa Colony Boulevard, Iowa Colony, Texas 77583
    Sponsor: Apptegy
  • November 16, 2023 at Klein ISD, 7200 Spring Cypress Road, Klein, Texas 77379
    Sponsor: TBD
  • January 25, 2024 at Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, 11440 Matzke Road, Cypress TX 77429
    Sponsor: The Scholastic Network
  • March 21, 2024 at La Porte ISD, 1002 San Jacinto St., La Porte
    Sponsor: TBD
  • April 18, 2024 at Sheldon ISD, 11533 C East Sam Houston Parkway N, Houston 77044
    Sponsor: ParentSquare
  • June 14, 2024 at Region 4 ESC, 7200 Northwest 100, Houston, TX 77092
    Sponsor: Qualtrics

HASPRA is comprised of TSPRA members in the Houston-Beaumont area, serving members in ESC Regions 4 and 5. HASPRA members meet about six times per year. Members receive regular updates via e-mail, the HASPRA Happenings e-newsletter and the HASPRA private Facebook group.

Vice President East Texas Area
ESC Regions 6, 7 and 8
Jennifer Hines, Tyler ISD
Chief Communications Officer
Tyler ISD

Zone Coordinator

Upcoming Meetings:

ETSPRA is made up of East Texas Regions 6, 7 and 8. ETSPRA members meet 4-6 times per year, and share information through email and a shared Google Drive.

Vice President North Central Area
ESC Regions 9, 10 and 11
Rachel Frost
Chief Communications Officer
ESC Region 10
400 E Spring Valley Road
Richardson, TX 75081

Zone Coordinator
Mercedes Mayer, Aledo ISD

Upcoming Meetings:

  • Friday, October 20, 2023, Community ISD, Terry Pope Administration Building, 611 N Farm to Market 1138, Nevada, TX 75173
    Sponsor: TBD
  • No Meeting November 2023
  • Friday, December 1, 2023, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, Mustang Panther Stadium, 2909 Ira E Woods Ave, Grapevine, TX 76052
    Sponsor: TBD
  • Friday, January 19, 2024, Everman ISD, Everman ISD Administrative Building – Training Room A & B, 1520 Everman Pky, Everman, TX 76140
    Sponsor: TBD
  • No Meeting February 2024
  • Friday, March 22, 2024, Celina ISD, New Elementary School
    Sponsor: TBD
  • Friday, April 19, 2024, Forney ISD, Forney ISD Opportunity Central (OC), 680 Innovation Blvd, Forney, TX 75126
    Sponsor: TBD
  • No Meeting May 2024
  • Thursday, June 13, 2024, Waxahachie ISD (Tentative)
    Sponsor: TBD
  • Thursday

SPRINT is the TSPRA chapter for Greater North Central Texas, serving members in ESC Regions 9, 10 and 11.

Every other month, members are invited to a large-group seminar that includes a “big idea” focus in a central location. Then, in the months in between seminars, SPRINT holds simultaneous sub-regional meetings that are closer to members’ home districts.

Members also receive updates regularly via the SPRINT in Action! e-newsletter and the SPRINT private Facebook group.

Vice President West Central Area
ESC Regions 12, 14 and 15
Wendy Sledd
Communications Coordinator
Waco ISD

Zone Coordinator
Sarah-Jane Menefee
Director of Marketing & Communications
Rapoport Academy

Upcoming meetings:

  • Oct. 18, 2023 – hosted by Hillsboro ISD; sponsored by Go Public; lunch provided
  • Nov. 16, 2023 – hosted by Region 12 ESC; Collaboration/Networking Meeting with PRSA & TSPRA; lunch available for $15 purchased on Venmo or bring your own
  • Dec 2023 TBD – Holiday social organized by Killeen ISD
  • Jan. 25, 2024 – hosted by Midway ISD; sponsored by Parent Square; lunch provided
  • Feb. 2024 – at TSPRA Conference in Sugar Land Texas; date and time TBD
  • Mar. 26, 2024 – at the Waco Chamber of Commerce; program speaker Sarah-Jane Menefee
  • Apr. 11, 2024 – hosted by Corsicana ISD; sponsor Always On providing lunch and program
  • May 2024 TBD – Hosted by Region 12 ESC; topic “Meet the Press”
  • June 2024 TBD – Hosted by Transformation Waco
  • July 2024 – No meeting
  • Aug. 2024 TBD – hosted by Academy ISD
  • Oct. 2024 TBD – Hosted by Robinson ISD

 

Vice President Central Area
ESC Region 13
Claudia McWhorter
Eanes ISD

Zone Coordinator

 

Upcoming Meetings:

  • January 24, 2024 – 9 am Liberty Hill ISD
  • April 17, 2024 – 9 am Del Valle ISD
  • May 15, 2024 – 9 am Austin ISD
  • June 5, 2024 – 4:30 pm Networking, TBA

Vice President Northwest Texas Area
ESC Regions 16 and 17
Erin Gregg
Executive Director of Communications & Community Relations
Lubbock ISD
1628 19th Street
Lubbock, Texas 78411

Zone Coordinator

Upcoming Meetings

The Northwest region covers the majority of the vast Panhandle of Texas.  It is almost 325 miles from our most northern district to our most southern.  We hold two meetings a year, rotating between Amarillo and Lubbock, one in October and one in April.  We also invite members from the Midland-Odessa area as they are geographically closer than their Far West Region districts.

Vice President Far West Area
ESC Regions 18 and 19
Daniel Escobar
Chief Communications Officer
Socorro ISD
12440 Rojas Drive
El Paso, TX 79928

Zone Coordinator
Liza Rodriguez
, Canutillo ISD

Upcoming Meetings:

Vice President San Antonio Area
ESC Region 20
Kim Cathey
Community Relations Supervisor
Judson ISD
8012 Shin Oak Dr
Live Oak, TX 78233

Zone Coordinator
Scott Chidgey
, North East ISD

Up-coming Meetings:
Typically 2nd Wednesday of the Month at 9 a.m.