At a special reception held Oct. 23, 2023, at the New Jersey School Boards Association’s annual Workshop in Atlantic City, the New Jersey School Public Relations Association honored school districts for their outstanding print and electronic collateral used in educational communications programs.
The NJSPRA School Communication Awards were developed to recognize professional school communicators in New Jersey, and the products they develop, that go above and beyond to disseminate important messages to their various stakeholders.
The 2023 contest was the most competitive on record with 102 submissions from 41 different school districts.
The submissions for the 2023 School Communication Awards were judged by an esteemed panel of 18 judges from across the country. Awards were given out in eight different categories: Newsletter; Marketing, Branding, Image; Media Relations-Human Interest; Photography; Social Media; Special Interest Publication; Video; and Website. The winners of the 2023 School Communication Awards are:
Newsletter
- 1st Place – Middlesex County Magnet Schools.
- 2nd Place – Little Falls Board of Education.
- 3rd Place – Livingston Public Schools.
Marketing, Branding, Image
- 1st Place – Middlesex County Magnet Schools.
- 2nd Place – Long Branch Public Schools.
- 3rd Place – Perth Amboy Public Schools.
Media Relations – Human Interest
- 1st Place – Toms River Regional Schools.
- 2nd Place – Paterson Public School.
- 3rd Place – Piscataway Township Schools.
Photography
- 1st Place – Piscataway Township Schools.
- 2nd Place – West Orange Public School District.
- 3rd Place – Summit Public Schools.
Social Media
- 1st Place – New Brunswick Public Schools.
- 2nd Place – Toms River Regional Schools.
- 3rd Place – Cherry Hill Public Schools.
Special Interest Publication
- 1st Place – Ramsey School District.
- 2nd Place – Piscataway Township Schools.
- 3rd Place – Westfield Public Schools.
Video
- 1st Place – Laura Bishop Communications – NJCCVTS.
- 2nd Place – Hamilton Township School District.
- 3rd Place – Laura Bishop Communications — Shrewsbury Borough School.
Website
- 1st Place – Laura Bishop Communications – “North Caldwell Bond Referendum Website.”
- 2nd Place – Toms River Regional Schools.
- 3rd Place – Westfield Public Schools.