NCSBA's Video Library gives you the flexibility to earn training credit on your schedule!
View high-quality training videos on a wide variety of content on-demand though two convenient access options:
Video Library Subscription
The subscription option includes all current videos plus new releases during the subscription year for one price. Videos are available for viewing by your board members and district staff.
The cost is $1,500 for the subscription period, which begins August 1 and ends June 30. The service is limited to the 116 member districts of NCSBA and affiliate members.
Interested in subscribing? Sign up here or contact Amber Horton with any questions.
Single Video Rental
Member districts can rent a single video for one-day access for just $250 for each hour of training.
All of your board members and staff are covered under the single registration to access the purchased video through a simple login credential process.
Contact Amber Horton to set up access for an individual video.
Current Video Titles
Finance
- Budget, Expenditures, & Audits
Explore the world of school board financial audits in this special partnership video with the North Carolina Association of School Business Officials. Participants will learn the key pieces for reviewing the district’s audit report and basic budget questions to ask as you monitor the district’s finances. - LEA & Charter School Funding
North Carolina public school funding is discussed during this one-hour video where you will understand the relationship between LEAs and charter schools. - Pension Spiking and QEBA (Edited 2023)
As a board, you are responsible for considering pension spiking and QEBA in your finance planning. Join this webinar to make sure you have a plan for the future of all your employees. - Understanding Basic School Budget Issues
This webinar will help school board members better understand the revenue sources of K-12 school funding, how state funds are allotted to LEAs, and the budget process at the state and local level.
Governance
- Board Member Basics: Roles and Responsibilities
School board members are an important element in the leadership team. Learning your role and responsibility as a board member will help you lead your district to greater success. - Board Self-Evaluations
Self-evaluations are an essential governance tool for school boards to assist in building accountability and inspiring growth. Discover practical strategies and tools to guide meaningful reflection and continuous improvement in this webinar. - Communication and Media Strategies: Telling Your School District’s Story
As a leader of your local public schools, one of your most important duties is to be an advocate for and ambassador of your school district to your community. Watch this webinar for advanced tips and best practices for being a more effective messenger to your community through media relations, communications toolkits, and trust-building strategies. - Cybersecurity Basics
An organization’s cyber security depends on the vigilance of its employees. This webinar will explore some of the cyber threats seen in schools and valuable tips staff should effectuate to better safeguard your district’s resources. - Establishing Norms and Creating Protocols
Learn how to establish clear norms and create effective protocols that support strong governance. This webinar will provide realistic examples and suggestions to guide your board toward productive decision making and accountability. - Evaluation: A Powerful Governance Tool
School boards have a powerful tool in their toolbox to positively affect student achievement – evaluation! This video explores the board’s process for superintendent evaluation. Sample evaluation forms included as handouts. - Governing the System Through Board Policy
School boards are tasked with creating the vision, mission, and goals of a district and then adopting policies that help staff bring the vision to life. During this webinar, you will explore the board’s role in policy. - Grassroots Advocacy
Join the Governmental Relations team as they help you gain a better understanding of Grassroots Advocacy and how you can mobilize your community into action. - How the NC General Assembly Operates
During this webinar, learn how to find your local legislative delegation and visualize the flow of legislation in North Carolina. Also discussed are legislator duties, the State budget process, and even take a virtual tour of the legislative complex. - Risk Management Basics: A Checklist for the New School Year
This webinar provides an overview of basic risk management measures as you gear up for a new school year. It focuses on safety issues across your school district, from recognizing and remediating slip and fall hazards to identifying bus driver training needs. The webinar also includes information related to school workers’ compensation issues and claims. - State Board of Education and Department of Public Instruction
The State Board of Education (SBE) and the Department of Public Instruction (DPI)- what should you know? Both are inextricably intertwined and directly impact the work of your local school board. Discover in this webinar how the two entities function and the tools available to keep you informed. - What We Have is Failure to Communicate
Often communication issues within the board or between the board and superintendent are really not problems with communication, but rather an indication that there may be governance issues that need to be examined and strengthened. Explore how to analyze common communication challenges in order to identify the underlying governance issues and how to address these challenges to strengthen board governance team. - Violence Against School Employees: Special Workers’ Compensation Benefits
This webinar covers the special workers’ compensation benefits available to school employees who’ve experienced an episode of violence (EOV) in the workplace. We’ll explain what qualifies as workplace violence, which employees are eligible, and the specific benefits provided under state law. - When an Accident Happens: An Overview of School Accident Insurance
Accidents can happen anytime. Are you prepared? Do you know what coverage you have? In this informative webinar, discover the wide range of school accident insurance options available and how your district can best benefit. - Your Role as a Legislative Advocate
Explore your advocacy role at the state level during this one-hour video.
Legal
- Addressing Student Off-Campus Conduct
In this webinar, explore when school districts have the authority to discipline students for off-campus conduct, including speech and behavior that occurs outside of school property. Break down the legal framework, highlight key court rulings, and understand the implications for your district while you watch. - Avoiding Social Media Pitfalls for School Board Members
Pitfalls abound for school board members in their use of social media, with issues around public records and confidential information, free speech and bad PR, and more. In this webinar, learn about the various pitfalls that can ensnare board members when using social media and ways to avoid those pitfalls. - Boundary Invasions and Sexual Grooming: What Every School Employee Must Know
This webinar focuses on maintaining appropriate relationships between staff and students and specifically addresses boundary violations and grooming. - Care in Hiring and Background Checks
This webinar explores the legal duty of K-12 public schools to exercise reasonable care in hiring practices, emphasizing the importance of thorough background checks to ensure the safety of students and staff. - Common Liability Issues for School Boards
Learn about the liability issues facing school boards. - Conflicts of Interest for School Employees
State law requires school system employees involved in the making or administering of contracts receive two hours of training on conflicts of interest and ethics. This session covers the various elements of North Carolina’s conflicts of interest and ethics laws applicable to school employees, as well as the federal ethics requirements for school systems. - Federal Employment Law Primer for Board Members
Learn about four significant federal laws that apply to school system employees. This webinar will provide board members with an overview of the leave provisions in the Family and Medical Leave Act and the compensation and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. We will also review the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. - Generative Artificial Intelligence
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT have become an increasingly prevalent topic in the public education discourse. This webinar explores the opportunities and potential pitfalls of this amazing technology when utilized in schools. It also discusses some of the highlights of NCDPI’s recently published guidelines on how to responsibly implement GenAI in your district. - Governmental Immunity
This session explores the application of various immunities to the operations of local boards of education, individual board members, and school district employees. The presenters review statutes, case law, and policy that serve to shield school officials and employees from civil liability when something goes wrong. - Manifestation Determination – Special Education
Address Manifestation Determination Reviews (MDRs) including, what MDRs are and when they should be conducted in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. - NC Open Meetings Law
Compliance with the Open Meetings Law provides for transparency and accountability and is vital to good school board governance. This webinar will provide an overview of the North Carolina Open Meetings Law as it applies to local school board members and official school board meetings. Topics will include types of meetings, notice requirements, open versus closed sessions, meeting minutes, public access and attendance, electronic and remote meetings, and other current and emerging issues related to legally compliant school board meetings. - NC Public Records Law
Are communications sent via private electronic devices and accounts public records? Can board members be held personally liable for failing to comply with the public records law? What questions should board members ask to assess their district’s compliance with the law? If you don’t know the answer to these questions, make plans to attend this webinar for a primer on North Carolina’s public records law. - Parental Rights Under Federal Law
Bills to give parents more control over their children’s education have been introduced in several states in recent years, including here in North Carolina. Key to understanding the effect of these bills is knowing what rights parents already enjoy. View this webinar to analyze the existing rights of parents to direct the education of their children under the U.S. Constitution and federal laws. - Parental Rights Under State Law
Parental rights under state law continues to be a topic of interest among parents and school professionals alike. With the recent addition of parents’ rights legislation in North Carolina, parents enjoy a newly-expanded range of rights in their child’s education. This webinar will bring listeners up to date in their understanding of the rights parents have (and don’t have) in school, starting with a short review of parental rights under federal law before turning to a close examination of the existing state of parental rights under North Carolina law. - Parliamentary Procedures for School Boards
Legal/Policy team members use this webinar to review the basic principles of parliamentary procedures and provide in-depth examples for having successful motions and other proper meeting procedures. - Pitfalls of Social Media for School System Employees
Social media has become a ubiquitous tool providing benefits to individuals and schools, but it’s not without its pitfalls – especially for educators. This webinar will “educate the educators” on their free speech rights as public school employees and provide practical tips for using social media consistent with law and board policy. - Relationships with Law Enforcement
This webinar provides an overview of the legal framework for the relationship between school districts and law enforcement, including federal and state laws, constitutional considerations, and local policies. Participants will gain a practical understanding of information sharing, student searches and questioning, and the distinct roles between the two. The session also highlights how clear Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) can align these responsibilities to support both student safety and legal compliance. - Sixty Minutes on Minutes
What is the difference between “full and accurate” minutes required for regular meetings and closed sessions, and the “general account” required for closed sessions? What should be included in each? What other statutory requirements pertain to minutes? When are minutes “official” and when do they become public records? Get the answers to these questions and more in this comprehensive review of the legal requirements related to minutes. - Student Search and Seizure: Fourth Amendment Limits on School Officials
In recent months, many school systems have experienced a worrisome increase in the number of firearms found on school grounds and school buses. Under what circumstances may school officials search a student’s person, personal belongings, or vehicle to locate firearms or other weapons? When may school officials conduct locker searches or use metal detectors? To what extent are school officials allowed to search a student suspected of possessing illegal drugs or other contraband? This webinar will discuss the Fourth Amendment standards that apply when searches are required in order to maintain a safe and orderly school environment. - The Board’s Role in Hiring and Nonrenewal
Review the Board’s role related to hiring new employees and renewing, or not, existing employees. This will include an overview of relevant NC case law and discuss the major themes from those cases so you and your board can make hiring and renewal decisions consistent with applicable legal requirements and standards. - The Board’s Role in Special Education
This webinar is meant to be a general primer on special education, as well as practical tips for how school boards can support special education programs within their districts. - Understanding Your Legal Duties as Board Chair
The chair of a local board of education is responsible for presiding over meetings of the board, but what other duties does the chair have? Join this webinar for an overview of how board meetings are to be organized, scheduling and calling meetings, setting agendas, permissible reasons for closed session, and other essential topics.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long are training videos?
Most training videos are 45 minutes to 1 hour long. The exact length of each video is listed on the training page.
Will I have access to accompanying training materials?
Yes! All materials are available alongside each video for easy access.
How do I receive training credit?
At the top of the video library homepage, you’ll find a link labeled “Click here for training credit.” After watching a video, complete the form to receive credit. Your training record will be updated within the month.
What are the best ways to use my NCSBA Video Library Subscription?
As an individual board member, full board, or district staff, receiving high quality training to support your school district has never been easier. Here are some ideas on how to make the most of your subscription.
For Board Members:
- CORE Training: Access videos covering all CORE training topics—including ethics
- Academy of School Boardsmanship: Earn while you learn and receive credits towards your training record
For the Full Board:
- Board Development: Choose a “video of the month” and hold group discussions during work sessions or monthly meetings
- Board Retreat: Use your next board retreat to watch a video that sparks conversation and guides tasks focused on reviewing policies, norms, or necessary changes
- Alignment to Board Goals: Select videos that support and show progress toward your board’s self-assessment goals
For District Staff:
- Tailored Training: Create custom video playlists for district staff that covers legal training topics
