Registration is open for the Consortium of State School Boards Associations first Urban Boards Alliance Symposium. This meeting is perfect for those interested in learning about effective practices and strategies to address issues for students and schools in challenging environments. Registration is limited to the first 300 registrants, so sign up today!

Visit https://www.cossba.org/symposium/ for registration and hotel reservations.

NCSBA will hold its fall regional meetings September 20-22. These meetings are a redesign of the former district meetings and will be held each fall and spring of the year. Register for the meeting of your choice and enjoy the opportunity to fellowship and network with school board members in your region!

Locations

September 20: Eastern Region
Location TBA

September 21: Central Region
Location TBA

September 22: Western Region
Location TBA

Time

Meetings are anticipated to begin at 1:30 pm and end no later than 5:15 pm.

Agenda

Agendas are being finalized. Below is the expected timeframe.

Draft Agenda
1:00-1:30 pm        Registration
1:30-2:15 pm        General Session
2:30-3:15 pm        Session 1
3:20-4:05 pm        Session 2
4:10-4:55 pm        Session 3
5:00-5:15 pm        Closing Remarks

Regional Membership

Click here to see a list of school districts by region. Although school districts are divided by region, feel free to attend the meeting most convenient for you. Participating board members will receive 4 hours of training credit.

This year’s Fall Law Conference will be October 12-14 at the Renaissance Asheville hotel. Designed for board members, administrators, and board attorneys, this conference is a great opportunity to learn the latest on several significant education law issues.

Registration is $199 per day.

Save the date and check back for conference details at www.ncsba.org/training/annual-conference.

Core Training is NCSBA’s foundational sessions for new and veteran board members. Formerly called School Board 101, participants learn to strengthen their governance skills and solidify their boardsmanship foundation.

This two-day session will cover leadership, advocacy, and the required ethics training for school board members. Core Training topics include:

• Leadership Training – basic boardsmanship dos and don’ts, board/superintendent roles and responsibilities, school finance, and school board liability.
• Advocacy Training – board members’ advocacy work, a legislative update on current issues, NCSBA’s member-approved legislative agenda, and a how-to talk on effectively engaging legislators.
• School Law Training – the required ethics training for school board members, maintaining legally compliant policies for schools, and access to NC’s open meetings law and public records law videos.