{"id":197,"date":"2014-12-08T09:22:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T14:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/?p=197"},"modified":"2014-12-08T16:29:14","modified_gmt":"2014-12-08T21:29:14","slug":"promising-principals-train-on-effective-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/promising-principals-train-on-effective-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Promising Principals&#8217; Train On Effective Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em>Former White House Press Secretary McCurry Among Experts Working With School Leaders<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>For Immediate Release \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Contact: Bill Reinhard, 410-767-0486<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n<p>Teams of educators from local school systems will investigate best practices in internal and external communications at Maryland\u2019s \u201cPromising Principals Academy\u201d next week . \u00a0Mike McCurry, former press secretary to President Bill Clinton, will keynote the first day of a unique two-day training event, featuring national and state communications experts.<\/p>\n<p>The Maryland State Department of Education\u2019s (MSDE) Promising Principals Academy Winter convening is entitled \u201cBuilding and Executing Effective Communications Strategies,\u201d is MSDE is hosting school leadership development training activities throughout the year for eight-person teams from each of Maryland\u2019s 24 local school systems, plus the 48 members of this year\u2019s Promising Principals Academy.<\/p>\n<p>McCurry is a partner at Public Strategies Washington, Inc., where he provides counsel on communications strategies to corporate and non-profit clients.\u00a0 A veteran political strategist and spokesperson, he also served as spokesman for the U.S. Department of State, and director of communications for the Democratic National Committee.<\/p>\n<p>MSDE is hosting Promising Principals Academy trainings throughout the year as part of a leadership development program supported by a federal Race to the Top grant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cPromising Principals,\u201d Maryland educators and communication experts<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MSDE Statewide \u201cPromising Principals Academy\u201d Winter Convening: \u201cBuilding Effective Communications Strategies\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8:30 a.m. \u2013 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9 (McCurry\u2019s keynote is at 8:35 a.m.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sheraton Annapolis Hotel, 173 Jennifer Road, Annapolis, MD 21401<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakeout.org\/southeast\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former White House Press Secretary McCurry Among Experts Working With School Leaders<br \/>\nFor Immediate Release \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Contact: Bill Reinhard, 410-767-0486<br \/>\nBaltimore, MD<br \/>\nTeams of educators from local school <a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/promising-principals-train-on-effective-communication\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8230;Learn 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