Welcome

The mission of the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA), as an advocate for public school education, is to provide leadership and services that enable local boards of education to govern effectively.

New Board Member Orientation

Registration is open for the next round of School Board 101 - NCSBA's new board member orientation. Two dates are available:

• January 12-13

• January 22-23

More information is available here.

2008 NCSBA Annual Conference

Tell us about your conference experience! Complete the short 2008 Annual Conference Evaluation  to share your thoughts about the conference and how we can fashion the 2009 conference.

Link to Opening Video
Dalton Sherman, Dallas ISD Opening Convocation - Dalton will address attendees of the 2009 National School Boards Association's Annual Convention in San Diego on April 4

Keynote Speaker Handouts/Web Links

• Dr. Phil Boyle, President, Leading & Governing Associates

• Dr. Pat Cooper, CEO, Early Childhood & Family Learning Foundation - conference presentation (NOTE: This is a large file)

• Dr. Pedro Noguera, Professor, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University - NCSBA does not video or audio tape conference speakers. The following links are available from other websites.
  Dr. Noguera video - speaks about the achievement gap
  Dr. Noguera video - How do schools promote equity among schools?
  Dr. Noguera podcast - The State of Education in America

Delegate Assembly Approves New Slate of Officers:

The 2008 delegates approved the following slate of officers and board of directors:

• President-elect - Wendell Hall, Hertford County

• Vice President - Coach White, Charlotte-Mecklenburg

• Treasurer - Chuck Francis, Haywood County

2nd Two-Year Term on the NCSBA Board of Directors

• Wallace Collins, Washington County

• Becky Coltrane, Randolph County

• Walter Leigh, Perquimans County

• Tom Manning, Alamance-Burlington

• Shearra Miller, Cleveland County

• Dr. Altheria Patton, Anson County

• G. H. Wilson, Sampson County

1st Two-Year Term on the NCSBA Board of Directors

• Patricia Cross, Pamlico County

• Dr. Jim DiMuzio, Whiteville City

• Norris Ebron, Columbus County

• Rosa Gill, Wake County

• Paige Sayles, Franklin County

Approved by the Delegates: NCSBA Proposed Governance Standards for 21st Century School Boards

NCSBA Responds to Fines & Forfeitures Ruling

On August 8, Superior Court Judge Howard Manning ruled that various state agencies owe public schools more than $700 million. The judgment comes in the case of North Carolina School Boards Association, et al., v. Moore, et al., The lawsuit was brought in 1998 and resulted in a unanimous July 2005 decision of the North Carolina Supreme Court that the named state agencies had wrongly kept administrative fines that belonged to the public schools under the State Constitution.

Read more regarding the ruling and additional information here.

North Carolina School Boards Association
Mailing: PO Box 97877, Raleigh, NC 27624-7877
Street: 7208 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone: 919.841.4040  Fax: 919.841.4020

Questions? Contact one of our staff members regarding your questions or concerns.