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 the following. Click here for an agenda.
- 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.
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 the following. Click here for an agenda.
- 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.
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
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.
The Urban Boards Alliance (UBA) has invited you to their preconference day in Tampa, Florida. Before COSSBA’s Inaugural National Conference, UBA Day will provide professional development to urban, suburban, and rural boards with challenging environments. Join key speakers Dr. Donna M. Beegle, Poverty Expert, and Dr. Steve Gallon, III, Vice Chair and School Board Member of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, as they address topics of difficulty for students across the country. More information about the UBA Day can be found here.
To register for the Urban Boards Alliance Day, click here. Early-bird registration is $199. After January 28, 2023, the cost is $249. Hotels with shuttle capabilities are listed here.
We look forward to seeing you in Florida.
The Consortium of State School Boards Associations is hosting its Inaugural National Conference in Tampa, Florida. Join us for professional development for school board members and district leaders across the country. The agenda can be found here. Speakers include Amy Blankson, Chuck Underwood, and John Quinones. More information on them can be found here. The conference will be held in the Tampa Convention Center. A list of hotels that provide shuttles is listed here.
To register for the conference, please visit www.cossba.org. Early-bird registration is $549. After January 28, 2023, the cost is $599.
We look forward to seeing you there.
LIVE WEBINAR | Monday, May 15, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 PM
Join the Governmental Relations team to review what legislation made the General Assembly’s crossover deadline and which pieces did not.
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
Please join us as we explore the issue of food insecurity and how it impacts children and families across the United States, along with practical steps that school districts can take to address opportunities in their communities. Roxanne Moore, executive director of the Stop Hunger Foundation, will guide an interactive conversation with a team of community, healthcare, and education experts to explore the root causes of food insecurity and examine the social, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to the problem.
The panelists will provide insights and share experiences about the challenges faced by individuals and families who lack access to affordable and nutritious food. We’ll then discuss how schools and their community partners operating as Nutrition Hubs, ones that operate federal child nutrition programs year-round, can help alleviate this issue while raising awareness, promoting dialogue and collaboration among stakeholders, and advancing efforts to ensure that all students have access to healthy, nutritious foods.
This is a FREE webinar to all COSSBA members. COSSBA’s Urban Boards Program is focused on supporting boards of education as they work to address the unique challenges students from challenging environments face daily. The program’s focus is identifying solutions, research-based practices, and best practices to support student success for every child, especially those who are challenged by barriers that have traditionally impeded their success.
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