Past Meetings

The Council holds several job-like meetings throughout the year. These meetings are held in Council member cities and member district staff are invited to learn from outside experts and share best practices among their colleagues. You can download the brochure and agenda for each meeting.

Public Relations Executives Meeting, July 11-13, 2024, Bellevue, WA

This meeting is for Communication Directors, Managers, Specialists; Chief Communication Officers; Directors of Marketing; Director of Public Relations; Media Relations Directors and Managers.
July 11-13, 2024
Bellevue, Washington
Hyatt Regency Bellevue

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Click here to download the agenda
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Curriculum & Research Directors Meeting, July 9-12, 2024, Chicago, IL
Chief Information Officers Meeting, June 4-7, Portland, OR
Meeting of Chief Operating Officer and Directors of Facilities, Child Nutrition, Safety & Security, and Transportation, April 16-19, 2024, Phoenix, AZ
Legislative/Policy Conference, March 16-19, 2024, Washington, DC

This meeting was for legislative directors, superintendents, and school board members.
March 16-19, 2024
Mayflower Hotel
Washington, DC

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Download the registration brochure
Download the sponsorship brochure

Task Forces Meeting

Black and Latino Young Men and Boys Task Force Meeting
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Download the presentation- District of Columbia Public Schools' Empowering Males of Color and the Male Educators of Color Collaborative

Black and Latina Young Women and Girls Task Force Meeting
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Download the presentation- Developing Successful Partnerships and Programs to Impact Black and Latina Girls: Working on Womanhood (WOW) Program

Task Force on English Learners and Bilingual Education
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Meeting of Directors, Chiefs of Finance, Purchasing, Risk Management & Internal Auditors, Nov. 6-9, 2023, Phoenix
67th Annual Fall Conference, Oct. 25-29, 2023, San Diego
22nd Annual Public Relations Executives Meeting, July 13-15, 2023, St. Louis
This meeting was for Communication Directors, Managers, Specialists; Chief Communication Officers; Directors of Marketing; Director of Public Relations; Media Relations Directors and Managers.

Download the working agenda

Download the presentations:
- Lessons From the Competition: What tactics can CGCS members learn from how charter schools market themselves to compete in an increasingly competitive student enrollment environment.
  Presenter: Kim Reier, Chief Strategy Officer for Indiana’s Purdue Polytechnic High Schools
- How to be a Better Storyteller
  Presenter: Miri Rodriguez, Senior Storyteller for Health and Public Sector at Microsoft and bestselling author of Brand Storytelling
- Branding the Nation's Second Largest School District
  PDF version
  Presenters: Bich Ngoc Cao, Senior Advisor, Communications, Los Angeles Unified School District
  Lourdes Valentine, Senior Advisor, Communications, Los Angeles Unified School District
  Shannon Haber, Chief of Communications, Engagement & Collaboration, Los Angeles
  Unified School District
- Humanizing Your District: Let's humanize your district and build ambassadors for your students, staff, families, and community
  PDF version
  Presenter: Nikki Henry, Chief Communications Officer, Fresno Unified School District
- A Workshop on Embracing New Horizons: Crafting Social Media Posts With Generative AI for PR Professionals
  Presenter: Amy Simons, Professor at the School of Journalism, University of Missouri
- How Austin ISD Transformed School Board Communications
  Presenter: Stephanie Hawkins, Community Relations Coordinator, Austin Independent School District
- Panel Discussion: Unleashing the Power of Digital Engagement for the Largest U.S. School Districts
  Presenters: Wendy Johnson, Division Director, Strategic Communications
  Shayla Cannady, Chief Communications Officer, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
  Kala Morrisey, Director of Communications, Omaha Public Schools
- Amplifying Impact: Leveraging Digital Advertising to Showcase ARP and ESSER Funding in Urban School Districts
  Presenter: Sami Ghani, Senior Director, Digital, The Hatcher Group
Curriculum, Research, and Instructional Leadership Meeting, July 10-13, 2023, Portland, OR
Chief Information Officers Meeting, June 5-8, 2023, Denver
Bilingual, Immigrant, and Refugee Education Directors Meeting, May 2-6, 2023, Greensboro, NC