Newly and reelected board members can strengthen their core with NCSBA’s Core Training course. Core training is a self-paced, virtual training event that includes all the components of our in-person sessions. Hear our talented staff cover leadership, advocacy, the required ethics training for school board members, and more during eight hours of recorded presentations. Access will begin November 30 and participants will have until January 31 to complete the training.

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.
• Required Ethics Training – School board members are required to earn two hours of ethics training within 12 months of election or reelection.

Those completing all modules of the course will earn 12 hours of training.

Registration will open Monday, November 16.

Course Lessons

• • Welcome, Now You’re a Board Member
    Ed Dunlap, NCSBA Executive Director
    1 hour
  • The Board or the Superintendent? Quiz
    Ed Dunlap, NCSBA Executive Director
    1 hour
  • Common Liability Issues for School Districts
    Donna Lynch, NCSBA Litigation Counsel
    1 hour
  • Ethics for School Board Members
    Attorneys, NCSBA Legal/Policy department
    2 hours
  • Governing the School System Through Board Policy
    Janine Murphy, NCSBA Assistant Legal Counsel
    1 hour
  • Understanding Basic School Budget Issues
    Richard Bostic, NCSBA Assistant Director of Governmental Relations
    1 hour
  • Your Role as a Legislative Advocate for Public Education
    Leanne Winner, NCSBA Director of Governmental Relations
    1 hour
  • Board/Superintendent Roles and Responsibilities
    Ramona Powers, NCSBA Director of Board Development & Technology
    1 hour