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

Apr
1
Mon
2024 Spring LEAD Training Sessions @ Locations below
Apr 1 – Apr 30 all-day

LEAD trainings are a collaborative partnership between each of the eight regional education service alliances and the association to bring information to local areas. The spring sessions will incorporate networking opportunities, a legal update, as well as board member development training. The cost to attend is $59 per person.

Information for each training is listed below. To find the education service alliance for your district, click here.

Education Service Alliance Date and Time  Location 
Southeast Education Alliance

Monday, April 15
10-1 p.m.

Eastern Regional Skills Center
Burton Industrial Park
261 NW Corridor Blvd.
Jacksonville, NC 28540

Central Carolina Regional Education Service Alliance

Thursday, April 18
10-1 p.m.

NCSBA Assembly Hall
7208 Falls of Neuse Rd
Raleigh, NC, 27615
Northwest Regional Education Service Alliance

Monday, April 22
10-1 p.m.

Wilkes County Schools
613 Cherry Street
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Northeast Regional Education Service Alliance

Wednesday, April 24
2-5 p.m.

 Elizabeth City State University
 KE White Center
1862 Edgewood Drive
Elizabeth City, NC 27909

Piedmont-Triad Education Consortium

Friday, April 26
9-11:30 a.m.

The Conference Center at GTCC
7908 Leabourne Road
Colfax, NC 27235
Western Regional Education Service Alliance

Monday, April 29
11-2 p.m.

WRESA Office
200 Ridgefield Court, Suite 206
Asheville, NC 28806
Southwest Education Alliance

Tuesday, April 30
10-1 p.m.

 UNC Charlotte Cato College of Education
 Room 007
8838 Craver Road
Charlotte, NC 28223
Sandhills Region Education Consortium

Wednesday, May 1
9:30-12:30 p.m.

Sandhills Community College
Ball Garden Visitors’ Center
3245 Airport Road
Pinehurst, NC 28374
Jun
10
Mon
Summer Leadership Conference
Jun 10 @ 8:00 am – Jun 14 @ 1:00 pm

Registration is now open!

Participants can use the link below to make hotel reservations. Daily agendas are forthcoming; however, each day will begin with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and conclude by 1 p.m.

Hotel Information

Lumina on Wrightsville Beach
a Holiday Inn Resort
1706 N. Lumina Ave
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480

NC School Boards Assn. 2024 Reservation Link

Jul
15
Mon
Core Training @ NCSBA Office
Jul 15 @ 10:00 am – Jul 16 @ 1:00 pm

Core Training is our basic training for new and veteran school board members. The cost for members to attend is free; however, registration is required. Onsite registrations will not be allowed.

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
Oct
16
Wed
Fall Law Conference @ Asheville
Oct 16 @ 12:00 pm – Oct 18 @ 1:00 pm
Nov
18
Mon
NCSBA Annual Conference for Board Member Development @ Sheraton Greensboro
Nov 18 @ 9:00 am – Nov 20 @ 11:00 am
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