Introduction

Welcome to ArkaNSPRA’s official website! This site was developed for the members of the Arkansas Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (ArkaNSPRA) and to help ArkaNSPRA’s members stay informed and in contact.

If you are a public relations practitioner working in an educational environment in Arkansas and are interested in becoming a member of ArkaNSPRA, you can find out How to Become a Member on our Resources page.

Please have a look through our site and thanks for visiting!

Mission Statement

The mission of ArkaNSPRA (the Arkansas Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association) is to establish among the state’s practitioners and educators a clear philosophy of educational public relations that fosters understanding and appreciation of the value of school public relations. ArkaNSPRA will promote competent and ethical practices in school public relations procedures by all those at work in the schools of Arkansas.

We will support and promote the professional growth of the chapter’s members. We will provide a medium for communication and for exchanging successful school public relations programs and strategies by serving as a network for such exchanges. ArkaNSPRA will develop effective techniques for disseminating information to the public by school personnel to lead to a better understanding, appreciation, and support of the public schools.

Officers List

• Alan Wilbourn (Fayetteville SD), President; Awilbourn@fayar.net
  
• Rich Carvell (Nettleton SD), Vice President; rcarvell@suddenlink.net
  
• Dana Gibson (Nettleton SD), Secretary-Treasurer; dgibson@nettletonschools.net
  

2009-2010 Meeting Schedule

• September 17 , 2009, North Little Rock
  
• December 9, 2009, Little Rock
  
• February 16, 2010, Little Rock
  
• April 20, 2010, Forrest City

2010-2011 Tentative Meeting Schedule

• October 20, 2010, Little Rock
  
• December 9, 2010, Little Rock
  
• February 16, 2010, Little Rock
  
• April 20, 2010, Paris, AR

2010-2011 Officers

• Tonya Varnell (Paris SD), President; tvarnell@parisschools.org
• David Cook (Blyetheville SD), Vice President; dcooke@bps.k12.ar.us
• Dana Gibson (Nettleton SD), Secretary-Treasurer; dgibson@nettletonschools.net