Feb
9
Thu
Board Assistants Conference @ NCSBA Assembly Hall
Feb 9 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Plan to come for training that focuses on your work assisting North Carolina’s boards of education. This day-long workshop is a wonderful opportunity to network and learn from fellow board/superintendent assistants. Click here to view the conference agenda.

Hotel suggestions:

  • Hampton Inn: 1229 Wake Towne Dr, Raleigh, NC 27609, (919) 831-4700
  • Fairfield Inn: 6408 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27616, (919) 878-1120
  • Courtyard Marriott: 3401 Sumner Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27616, (919) 645-0088
Mar
23
Thu
Spring Law Conference @ Virtual Event
Mar 23 @ 8:30 am – Mar 24 @ 12:00 pm

The Spring Law Conference will be a virtual event held on March 23-24 via Zoom. Sessions are designed for board members, school administrators, and board attorneys, and will cover topics including parents’ rights, working with your school board attorney, and revisiting book challenge processes. Take a look at our agenda.

Board members and school administrators who attend the full conference will receive 6 hours of continuing education credit. We have applied for attorneys attending the entire conference to receive 6 hours of CLE credit. Important note: this conference will not be recorded.

Jun
12
Mon
Summer Leadership Conference @ Lumina on Wrightsville Beach
Jun 12 @ 8:00 am – Jun 16 @ 1:00 pm

Make plans to join us for our Summer Leadership Conference, June 12-16 in Wrightsville Beach. Participants are able to register for one day or all five days. The agenda will be available soon. Each day begins at 8 a.m. and concludes by 1 p.m. NCSBA has reserved a block of rooms for attendees. A draft agenda is available here.

Currently, the room block is full; however, registration is still open. 

Hotel Information:
Lumina on Wrightsville Beach
1706 N. Lumina Ave.
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
Click the link to make a reservation: NC School Boards Association

Other area hotel:
Shell Island Resort

Jul
17
Mon
Core Training @ NCSBA Office
Jul 17 @ 10:00 am – Jul 18 @ 3:00 pm

Core Training is NCSBA’s foundational sessions for new and veteran board members. 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 the following. An agenda is available here.

  • 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.

Hotel suggestions:

  • Hampton Inn: 1229 Wake Towne Dr, Raleigh, NC 27609, (919) 831-4700
  • Fairfield Inn: 6408 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27616, (919) 878-1120
  • Courtyard Marriott: 3401 Sumner Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27616, (919) 645-0088
Aug
24
Thu
Urban Boards Alliance Symposium @ Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk
Aug 24 @ 12:00 am – Aug 26 @ 12:00 am

Save the date for the 2023 COSSBA Urban Boards Alliance Symposium slated for August 24-25 in Chicago, IL. Information will be shared when available.

Oct
11
Wed
Fall Law Conference @ Renaissance Asheville
Oct 11 @ 12:30 pm – Oct 13 @ 1:00 pm

2023 Fall Law Conference Agenda:

2023 Fall Law Conference Agenda

Register today!

NCSBA is gearing up for the 2023 Fall Law Conference. Register now to join us October 11-13 in Asheville.

Conference registration is $199 per day. Our draft agenda includes sessions covering school law topics designed for board members, school administrators, and board attorneys alike. Board members, please contact your board assistant to register.

Hotel

The deadline to book your room at the Renaissance Asheville hotel at NCSBA’s special rate is September 13.

Book your hotel room

Please note that rooms in the conference block are only for those registered for the conference. To ensure that conference registrants have the opportunity to stay at the conference hotel, individuals who are not registered for the conference by September 12 may be removed from the conference block.

Nov
13
Mon
Annual Conference for Board Member Development @ Sheraton Greensboro
Nov 13 @ 8:00 am – Nov 15 @ 11:00 am

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

Dec
14
Thu
Core Training @ NCSBA Office
Dec 14 @ 10:00 am – Dec 15 @ 3:00 pm

Core Training is NCSBA’s foundational sessions for new and veteran board members. 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 the following.

  • 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.

Hotel suggestions:

  • Hampton Inn: 1229 Wake Towne Dr, Raleigh, NC 27609, (919) 831-4700
  • Fairfield Inn: 6408 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27616, (919) 878-1120
  • Courtyard Marriott: 3401 Sumner Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27616, (919) 645-0088
Jan
18
Thu
2024 Board Officers Academy @ NCSBA Assembly Hall
Jan 18 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

NCSBA’s Board Officers Academy will explore roles and responsibilities of board officers. This daylong session is open to all board members that are currently serving in board leadership positions or aspire to serve in such capacities. The cost is $149 per person.

Agenda

Click here for the agenda.

Hotels

NCSBA does not have a room block at any hotel given the many options available for your consideration. Suggested accommodations convenient to the NCSBA office are below.

Hampton Inn
1229 Wake Towne Dr,
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 831-4700

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Raleigh Crabtree Valley
2201 Summit Park Ln
Raleigh, NC 27612
(919) 881-9800

Fairfield Inn & Suites Raleigh Capital Blvd./I-540
6408 Capital Blvd
Raleigh, NC 27616
(919) 878-1120

Jan
19
Fri
Board Chairs/Superintendents Seminar @ NCSBA Office
Jan 19 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

NCSBA is holding a daylong session to explore and delve into the unique relationship between the board chair and the superintendent. The seminar is only open to board chairs and superintendents, and we ask that both participate in the training if possible. The cost is $149 per person.

Agenda

Click here for the agenda.

Hotels

NCSBA does not have a room block at any hotel given the many options available for your consideration. Suggested accommodations convenient to the NCSBA office are below.

Hampton Inn
1229 Wake Towne Dr,
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 831-4700

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Raleigh Crabtree Valley
2201 Summit Park Ln
Raleigh, NC 27612
(919) 881-9800

Fairfield Inn & Suites Raleigh Capital Blvd./I-540
6408 Capital Blvd
Raleigh, NC 27616
(919) 878-1120

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