A New Collaborative Partnership with Sandhills Regional Education Consortium

We're proud to announce our latest collaborative leadership development partnership, with the Sandhills Regional Education Consortium (SREC) in North Carolina.

Serving 13 public school districts in the Sandhills region of North Carolina, SREC provides professional development for its member organizations, and supports career growth opportunities through executive leadership training for school and district leaders.

Through this partnership with Rhodes Branding, SREC will enhance its professional development offerings by leveraging the agency’s expertise in key areas like competitive K-12 brand-building, engagement strategy, and enrollment and recruitment marketing.?

“We are excited to be partnering with Rhodes Branding to provide professional development for our job-alike cohorts: Superintendents, Personnel Directors, Public Information Officers, and Executive Leaders,” said Dr. Ronald Hargrave , SREC Executive Director. “Through this collaboration, we look forward to informing and empowering education leaders with strategies that will help them showcase the work that is taking place in their districts as we compete in the changing K-12 landscape.”

“Our team is committed to nurturing the future of education and being that trusted partner in what’s next,” said Austin Rhodes , our agency’s president and co-founder. "By sharing our expertise in school branding, marketing, and engagement strategies through workshops and virtual professional development sessions, our team is working toward making a sustainable impact for schools nationwide.”

Educational associations interested in crafting custom strategic partnerships with Rhodes Branding supporting member professional development and organizational branding and marketing can contact us here, or reach out to Molly McGowan Gorsuch, APR to learn more.

About SREC

The Sandhills Regional Education Consortium (SREC) is a collaboration of thirteen K-12 public school districts in southeastern North Carolina. The mission of the SREC is to promote and support educational excellence in the member districts with opportunities for collaboration and professional growth and through facilitated communications between the districts and state agencies, elected officials, and educational leaders.