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Upcoming Events
NCSBA is holding its first ever Equity NC event for public school leaders. The day and a half conference will feature timely, thought-provoking training and conversation about closing the gaps for all students. A draft agenda is available here.
Life of Privilege Video from Annual Conference
Registration Fee
The registration fee is $325.
Refunds, Cancellations, and Substitutions
The deadline for cancellations is February 14. Cancellations must be received in writing via email to clewis@ncsba.org by that date and will incur a $25 cancellation fee. Cancellation requests received after February 14 and no shows will not be refunded as NCSBA performs duties and incurs expenses in anticipation of your participation. Substitutions of individuals may be made at any time.
Hotel Information
All activities will be at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley. To make your reservation and receive the NCSBA discount rate, use the link below.
The last day to book a reservation is 1/30/19.
Click here to book your reservation
Registration is open for our Board Officers Academy to be held on Wednesday, March 6 in Raleigh. This session is perfect for board chairs and vice chairs; however, any board member or staff interested may attend the session.
Click here for a draft version of the agenda.
Cost $179 per person
Suggested Hotel: Hampton Inn Raleigh – Capital Blvd North, 3621 Spring Forest Road, Raleigh 27616, 919.872.7111.
Interested in learning about school employment law?
The 2019 NCSBA Spring Law Conference will be held March 7 and 8 at the NCSBA office in Raleigh and will focus exclusively on employment law issues. Take a look at our draft agenda.
The conference is designed for both school board members and school administrators involved in human resources at the local level. It will provide 10 hours of continuing education credit for board members and administrators and 10 hours of CLE credit for attorneys.
In this two-hour webinar, we will discuss the ethical standards established by state law for school board members. The webinar will also include a discussion of state and federal laws related to conflicts of interest pertaining to making and administering contracts and possible legal consequences when these laws are violated. Finally, this webinar will review other well-established legal duties and responsibilities of school board members.
Presenter: Allison Schafer, NCSBA Legal Counsel
This webinar will present an overview of the federal and state laws regulating guns in schools and on school property, including the Gun-Free School Zones Act, the Gun-Free Schools Act, and applicable North Carolina criminal law and its limited exceptions. This webinar will also discuss the student disciplinary consequences mandated under federal and state law for violations, as well as the corresponding reporting requirements for these offences.
Presenter: Jim O’Rourke, NCSBA Staff Attorney