Graphic with text reading "Future-Ready Sandites Sand Springs Student Investment Plan 2024" Award certification graphic with text reading "National School Public Relations Association Publications and Digital Media Excellence Award 2024 Award of Excellence Financial Publication

SAND SPRINGS, Okla.— Sand Springs Public Schools received national recognition for their Future-Ready Sandites bond communications. The National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) awarded the district with the 2024 Publications and Digital Media Excellence Award for Financial Publication. This award recognizes outstanding education publications and marketing/informational materials about tax levies, bond issues, budgets and other financial topics.

The accolade recognizes the Future-Ready Sandites Student Investment Plan webpage, which provided Sand Springs voters with details about the bond propositions.

"We are honored to receive this recognition," said Director of Communications Lissa Chidester. "It was a privilege to communicate these innovative bond proposals to the families and voters of Sand Springs. I am deeply grateful to Superintendent Sherry Durkee for her leadership in this endeavor, and I am excited to see the bond projects come to fruition."

View the complete list of 2024 NSPRA award winners here.