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Every month, Fine Point Communications publishes Refill, an email newsletter for those who promote and market independent schools.
Reading Refill helps you learn about emerging trends and benefit from expert analysis. Many issues also contain a short collection of stories about independent education that shouldn’t be missed.
“I always love it when an issue of the Refill hits my inbox. I always make a point to find some time in my day to read it — it is so engaging and relevant to independent schools.”
— Allyssa Moscotte
Director of Marketing & Communications
Providence High School
Previous Issues:
2025
- February 2025: Bureaucrats who blindside schools
- January 2025: Meta’s new X factor
2024
- December 2024: When the head steps aside
- November 2024: Investing school leaders in communications
- October 2024: Communicating through a campus closure
- September 2024: Getting ahead of ourselves with chatbots
- August 2024: A modest proposal for schools this fall
- July 2024: A better freelance model for schools
- June 2024: Lessons from this year about school statements
- May 2024: Catching up with changes at Google
- April 2024: Restoring a Title IX status quo
- March 2024: Prepared for a ‘post-social media era’?
- February 2024: The FAFSA mess | Keep an eye on NIL
- January 2024: No small legal matter
2023
- December 2023: Preparing for election season
- November 2023: Ten minutes to a safer school
- October 2023: Making a school statement in a time of war
- September 2023: A project for this year: Celebrating teachers
- August 2023: Crisis communications: Help when you need it most
- July 2023: Five books for end-of-summer reading
- June 2023: Change at the top: Let’s look closer
- May 2023: Parents going to court over DEI
- April 2023: Let’s keep our friends in the loop
- March 2023: Learning about machine learning
- February 2023: What should you do in an emergency?
- January 2023: Quiet: The unsung hero of creativity
2022
- December 2022: Professional development: The gift of time to learn
- November 2022: Assessing the trouble with Twitter
- October 2022: School communications gets its report card
- September 2022: How Big Bird can improve school communications
- August 2022: Making a new first impression
- July 2022: A good time to prepare your office’s Plan B
- June 2022: What Stuckey’s can remind us about PR
- May 2022: What are your summer plans?
- April 2022: A new approach for planning content
- March 2022: A can’t-miss story idea for your magazine
- February 2022: Get ready for hiring season
- January 2022: Knocked offline: The Finalsite outage
2021
- December 2021: Life lessons from my mentor
- November 2021: Be your own reporter
- October 2021: Communications staff moving toward the exits
- September 2021: The Facebook Files: What will schools do now?
- August 2021: Community relations: Making friends off-campus
- July 2021: Let’s build a style guide!
- June 2021: DIY editing tips
- May 2021: Is the print magazine grounded?
- April 2021: A podcast episode not to miss
- March 2021: The Atlantic’s story on private schools
- February 2021: Reviewing CASE-NAIS 2021