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Resources from the 2008 NCSBA Annual 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

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

NCSBA Legal Counsel Receives Award

NCSBA Legal Counsel/Director of Policy Allison Schafer was honored as the 2008 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award presented by the Education Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association.  The award was established in 1990 to recognize “outstanding leadership by an attorney in the field of education law.”  Having held her current position since 1998, Schafer previously served as an associate (1985-92) and partner (1993-97) with Tharrington Smith in Raleigh and as a law clerk for Judge W. Earl Britt (1983-85).  She served on the Education Law Section council from 1988-94; has twice been a member of the NCCOSA executive council (from 1989-94 and since 1996), serving as chair in 1998-99; and has also served on the executive council of the National Council of School Attorneys since 2003.

NCSBA Staff Members (from l to r) Debbie Shinbara, Kathy Boyd, Janine Murphy, Leanne Winner, Allison Schafer, Ed Dunlap, Donna Lynch, Molly Ryan and McKenna Osborn

NC School Districts Earn Magna Award Honors

North Carolina school districts have earned three top honors in the American School Board Journal’s 14^th annual Magna Awards program. The Magna Awards recognize districts across the country for outstanding programs that advance student learning and encourage community involvement in schools.

• Columbus County Schools, with Whiteville City Schools and Southeastern Community College in Whiteville, N.C., won first place in the 5,000 to 20,000 enrollment category for the Southeastern Early College High School Partnership Program.
• Columbus County Schools also received an honorable mention in the contest for its Beginning Teachers Support Program, which was developed after the turnover rate rose from 7 percent to 13.5 percent in three years.
• Cumberland County Schools was honored in the 20,000 and above enrollment category for the Cross Creek Early College High School (CCEC), a partnership with Fayetteville State University (FSU) and the New Schools Project. Spurred by high poverty and dropout rates, the district set up the early college high school on the Fayetteville State campus.

To read the full press release, click here.

NCACC to host essay contest on county government!

Partnership for NC's Future

Issues:

• Planning Time & Duty-Free Lunch
• Integrated Pest Management
• Mandatory Eye Exam
• No Child Left Behind Act
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• School Board Taxing Authority
• Leandro Funding Case

Sample Policies

• Sample Policy - Policy 7920, Professional Personal Reduction in Force
• Sample Policy - Policy 7921, Classified Personnel Reduction
• Sample Policy - Policy 4260, Student Sex Offenders
• Sample Policy - Policy 5022, Registered Sex Offenders

North Carolina School Boards Association
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Street: 7208 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone: 919.841.4040  Fax: 919.841.4020