Every year, the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) recognizes the best in educational communications — the campaigns, publications, and digital media that help districts build trust, tell their story, and connect with the families and communities they serve. This year, 114 Apptegy partner districts earned recognition across NSPRA's 2026 awards program, taking home nearly 400 individual awards in total.

The honorees span three tiers of recognition: NSPRA's top honor, the Gold Medallion Award; the Golden Achievement Award; and the Publications and Digital Media Excellence Award. Winners will be celebrated on stage at NSPRA's 2026 National Seminar, held July 19–22 in New Orleans, Louisiana where we’ll be present to cheer them on.

For the full story on this year's awards, read our press release announcing the recognition. Below, we're celebrating every one of our partner districts, organized by award tier. Districts that won in more than one tier are listed under each one they earned.

NSPRA's Gold Medallion is its highest honor, recognizing a single standout communications campaign or program each year. Four Apptegy partner districts took home a 2026 Gold Medallion:

Denver Public Schools (CO)Marketing Communication Campaign — Celebrating the Denver Public Schools ExperienceSupported the district's most successful SchoolChoice Round 1 recruitment cycle in five years, contributing to an increase of more than 2,800 enrollments.

Racine Unified School District (WI)Bond/Finance Campaign — RUSD Referendum: Strong Schools Strong CommunityVoters approved the referendum, securing operational funding for staff and critical programs while strengthening public trust in school finance.

Livingston Educational Service Agency (MI)Marketing Communication Campaign — Join the Team that Drives the FutureGenerated interest from 95 individuals and led to 30 new hires across member districts by the start of the school year, reducing the risk of route cancellations and service disruptions.

The Golden Achievement Award recognizes districts that earned outstanding recognition across multiple individual award categories in a single year. Congratulations to:

• Abington School District

• Bremerton School District

• Central Valley School District

• Chesapeake Public Schools

• Coppell ISD

• Denver Public Schools

• El Paso ISD

• Fairfax County Public Schools

• Frisco ISD

• Kansas Association of School Boards

• Kelso School District

• Killeen ISD

• Lincoln Public Schools

• Loudoun County Public Schools

• Mobile County Public Schools

• Modesto City Schools

• Pflugerville ISD

• Portage Public Schools

• Socorro ISD

• Spring Branch ISD

• Springdale Public Schools

• Ysleta ISD

NSPRA's Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards honor outstanding individual pieces of communication — from annual reports and newsletters to videos, podcasts, and websites. Congratulations to the following districts and the specific categories in which they were recognized:

• Adams 12 Five Star Schools — Branding/Image Package, Magazine, Website

• Adams Central Community Schools — Website

• Alamogordo Public Schools — News Release, Newsletter, Photo, Social Media

• Anne Arundel County Public Schools — Marketing Material, Photo, Social Media, Video, Video Series

• Bangor Township Schools — Branding/Image Package, Calendar, Newsletter

• Birmingham City Schools — Video, Video Series

• Bossier Schools — Annual Report, Podcast, Social Media

• Bremen High School District 228 — Magazine, News Release, Photo, Video

• Brevard Public Schools — Social Media

• Buckeye Union High School District — Annual Report, Excellence in Writing, Infographic, Photo, Video Series

• Burlington County Institute of Technology — Video Series

• CESA 8 — Social Media, Video, Video Series

• Cambridge-Isanti Schools — Branding/Image Package, Social Media

• Chatham County Schools — Video

• Chesapeake Public Schools — Annual Report, Branding/Image Package, Newsletter, Podcast, Video, Video Series

• Chesterfield County Public Schools — Excellence in Writing, Handbook/Guide, Photo

• Clarke County School District — Photo, Special Purpose Publication, Video

• Conway Public Schools — Annual Report

• Coppell ISD — Newsletter, Video

• Covington Independent Public Schools — Calendar, Video

• Cumberland County Schools — Video

• Dallas Independent School District — Video, Video Series

• DeSoto Parish Schools — Infographic, Newsletter, Video Series

• Delavan-Darien School District — Marketing Material

• Denver Public Schools — Branding/Image Package, Marketing Material, Newsletter, Social Media, Video

• East Irondequoit Central School District — Financial Publication, Marketing Material

• East Prairie School District #73 — Annual Report, Video Series

• Edison Township Public Schools — Newsletter, Podcast, Social Media, Video

• El Dorado Public Schools USD 490 — Calendar, Excellence in Writing

• El Paso ISD — Branding/Image Package, Excellence in Writing, Photo, Social Media, Video

• Fair Lawn Public Schools — Annual Report, Branding/Image Package, Video

• Fairfax County Public Schools — Annual Report, Newsletter, Social Media, Video Series

• Fayetteville Public Schools — Annual Report, Video, Video Series, Website

• Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 — Newsletter, Social Media, Video Series

• Frisco ISD — Excellence in Writing, Social Media, Video

• Genesee Valley BOCES — Annual Report, Newsletter, Social Media

• Gering Public Schools — Annual Report

• Green Bay Area Public School District — Video

• Greenwich Public Schools — Newsletter

• Hamilton Community Schools — Newsletter, Podcast, Video, Video Series

• Hemlock Public School District — Social Media, Video

• Hillsboro R-3 School District — Magazine

• Holyoke Public Schools — Photo

• Jackson County ISD — Marketing Material, Newsletter, Video

• Kelso School District — Publications and Digital Media Excellence

• Kent School District — Video, Video Series

• Lancaster County School District — Newsletter, Social Media

• Lancaster ISD — Video

• Lawton Public Schools — Photo, Video, Video Series

• Lewis-Palmer School District 38 — Annual Report, Marketing Material, Photo

• Lincoln Public Schools — Excellence in Writing, Video

• Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 — Branding/Image Package

• Linden Public Schools — Marketing Material, Photo, Podcast, Social Media, Video, Video Series, Website

• Littleton Public Schools — Excellence in Writing, Financial Publication, Newsletter, Podcast, Special Purpose Publication, Video, Website

• Loudoun County Public Schools — Annual Report, Marketing Material

• Lovejoy ISD — Annual Report, Magazine, Marketing Material

• Manassas City Public Schools — Financial Publication, Video Series

• Marion County Public Schools — Newsletter

• Marshalltown Community School District — Photo

• McAllen ISD — Video

• McKinney ISD — Marketing Material, Photo, Podcast, Special Purpose Publication, Video, Website

• Mesa Public Schools — Newsletter, Video

• Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District — Magazine

• Modesto City Schools — Excellence in Writing, Photo

• Montgomery Public Schools — Video

• Newport News Public Schools — Branding/Image Package, Excellence in Writing, Marketing Material, Newsletter, Social Media, Video, Website

• North Colonie Central School District — Calendar

• North Kitsap School District — Newsletter

• North Little Rock School District — Annual Report, Infographic

• Northeast Technology Center — Photo, Social Media, Video

• Ogden School District — News Release, Video

• Ohio Hi-Point Career Center — Marketing Material

• Okaloosa County School District — Annual Report

• Pflugerville ISD — Infographic, Magazine, Photo, Social Media, Video

• Port Townsend School District — Website

• Portage Public Schools — Photo, Special Purpose Publication, Video, Video Series

• Portsmouth Public Schools — Marketing Material, Video

• Princeton City Schools — Video

• Putnam City Schools — Social Media, Video

• Reading School District — Video

• Ridgewood Public Schools — Website

• Rochester Public Schools — Infographic, Photo, Special Purpose Publication, Video

• Rock Island-Milan School District 41 — Newsletter, Photo, Podcast, Video

• Rutherford County Schools — Photo, Video

• Saginaw Intermediate School District — Photo, Social Media, Video Series

• Sarasota County School District — Branding/Image Package, Magazine, Photo, Podcast, Special Purpose Publication, Video, Video Series

• School District of Lancaster — Photo, Video

• School District of Pickens County — Newsletter, Social Media, Video, Video Series

• Sequim School District — Excellence in Writing, Magazine, Special Purpose Publication

• Socorro ISD — Annual Report, Branding/Image Package, Excellence in Writing, Photo, Video

• Southern Westchester BOCES — Excellence in Writing, Newsletter, Photo, Special Purpose Publication, Video, Website

• Spokane Public Schools — Photo, Social Media, Video, Video Series

• Spring Branch ISD — Newsletter, Video Series

• Spring ISD — Branding/Image Package, Financial Publication, Handbook/Guide, Marketing Material, Newsletter, Photo, Social Media, Special Purpose Publication, Video Series

• Springdale Public Schools — Excellence in Writing, Podcast, Social Media, Video, Video Series

• Talbot County Public Schools — Annual Report, Newsletter, Video

• Township High School District 113 — Marketing Material, Website

• Valdosta City Schools — Handbook/Guide, Marketing Material, Social Media, Special Purpose Publication, Video, Video Series, Website

• Vallejo City Unified School District — Social Media, Website

• Wauwatosa School District — Video

• Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES — Video Series

• West Genesee Central School District — Financial Publication, Marketing Material

• Worcester Public Schools — Photo, Social Media, Video Series

• Youngstown City School District — Podcast

• Ysleta ISD — Branding/Image Package, Marketing Material, News Release, Photo, Podcast, Social Media, Special Purpose Publication, Video

Congratulations again to all 114 of our partner districts on this incredible recognition. We're proud to support the work you do every day to connect with your students, families, and communities and we can't wait to celebrate with you in New Orleans.