Join us October 16-18 for the 2019 Fall Law Conference in Asheville. Board members, administrators, and board attorneys from across the state will come together in the Blue Ridge Mountains for an update on the latest education law topics.
The conference, held at the Renaissance Asheville, will focus on helping board members better understand their role in school system operations — from working with the superintendent and board attorney to responsibilities related to school finance and the employment process.
Click here for a draft agenda.
Conference and Hotel Registration Process
**Our hotel room block is full. If you would like to be added to our waitlist, please contact Debbie Shinbara at dshinbara@ncsba.org or 919-747-6698.**
Due to the high demand for sleeping accommodations, the Renaissance Asheville hotel room reservation process will, like last year, be initiated using NCSBA’s online conference registration form. In order to secure a hotel room at the conference rate, you must book the room via the NCSBA webpage at the same time that you register to attend the conference.
- Click here to register.
- Select an attendee and indicate the registration preference.
- If the attendee would like to stay at the Renaissance Asheville during the conference, complete the housing questions indicating the day the person wants to check in, the day the person wants to check out, and the type of room the attendee wants — i.e. either “doubles” or a “king.”
- Indicate if the attendee has special requests — i.e. handicap room, lower level, etc.
- Provide the name of the contact person for confirmation of the hotel reservation. (In most cases this will be the board assistant.)
The contact person should receive a communication from the Renaissance within 7 days from the time the online registration form is submitted. At that time, the Renaissance staff person will need appropriate credit card information to secure the reservation and will provide the contact person with a confirmation number.
New and veteran board members alike — strengthen your school law skills with Core Training.
Don’t miss this important learning opportunity on Sunday, November 17, at the Sheraton Greensboro/Koury Convention Center. This pre-conference event will precede the 2019 NCSBA Annual Conference. Note: Core Training is not included as part of your NCSBA Annual Conference registration. Participants must register for both events separately.
This training will focus on the legal roles of the board, hitting the critical topics of decision making, judicial issues, policy making and governance, and oversight. Click here to see the agenda.
Registration starts at 12 p.m., and the event will be from 12:30 to 4:45 p.m.
NCSBA’s 2020 Spring Law Conference will put the focus on student services. This year’s conference will spotlight board members’ and school administrators’ legal obligations to provide a sound basic education for all students and to address barriers to student success.
Take a look at our draft agenda for more details.
The NCSBA registration is temporarily down as we transition to a new system. Service is expected to resume on March 3.
This conference will provide 11 hours of continuing education credit for board members and administrators and 11 hours of CLE credit for attorneys.
NCSBA event registration has transitioned to a new system. Please contact us if you need assistance.
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.
Presenter: Richard Bostic, Assistant Director of Governmental Relations, NCSBA
This session will include a discussion of the May 8, 2020, revisions to Policy 2302, Remote Participation at Board Meetings, and legal issues related to conducting legally compliant school board meetings when the board meeting is fully remote, including public access to the meeting, public comment, quorum, voting, quasi-judicial hearings, and closed session.
Allison Schafer, Legal Counsel/Director of Policy, NCSBA
Registration Information:
Your registration fee includes access to a recorded version of the webinar. Registration pricing is per person.
Training Platform:
NCSBA’s live webinars will be done through Zoom. Be sure you are using the latest version of Zoom. You can click here to download Zoom 5.0.
This session will include discussion of three new policies that have been issued by NCSBA Legal/Policy attorneys in the past year.
- Policy 2127, Board Member Technology Use, and Policy 3228/7323, Use of Personal Technology to Conduct School Business, address issues related to responsible, legally compliant use of personal and school system technology devices when conducting school system business.
- Policy 7503, Teleworking, provides a basic policy for local school boards to use to authorize teleworking and to structure the circumstances in which school employees will be allowed to
Janine Murphy, Assistant Legal Counsel, NCSBA
McKenna Osborn, Staff Attorney, NCSBA
Registration Information:
Your registration fee includes access to a recorded version of the webinar. Registration pricing is per person.
Training Platform:
NCSBA’s live webinars will be done through Zoom. Be sure you are using the latest version of Zoom. You can click here to download Zoom 5.0.
The session will include a discussion of NCSBA’s March 31, 2020, revision of Policy 4230, Communicable Diseases – Students, which includes provisions addressing the school system’s duty to report communicable disease, to maintain the confidentiality of health information, and to provide notice of exposure to infectious agents under certain circumstances.
The session will also include a general discussion of some of the health-related legal and policy issues that your board will need to consider while planning for the reopening of school in the fall, such as compliance with federal, state, and local health protocols, addressing increased absenteeism among staff and students, and preventing stigma, harassment, and/or bullying due to perceived race, national origin, or recent travel.
Jim O’Rourke, Staff Attorney, NCSBA
Sam Thorp, Staff Attorney, NCSBA
Registration Information:
Your registration fee includes access to a recorded version of the webinar. Registration pricing is per person.
Training Platform:
NCSBA’s live webinars will be done through Zoom. Be sure you are using the latest version of Zoom. You can click here to download Zoom 5.0.
This summer, Core training will be 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 July 20 and participants will have 30 days 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.
Registration Link – click here
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Suggested Hotel:
Hampton Inn
| 3621 Spring Forest Road
| Raleigh, NC 27616 | Phone:
919.872.7111
Registration now open.
Our 2020 Fall Law Conference is going virtual!
Plan to join us October 7-9 via Zoom for this year’s conference. During a school year unlike any other, this is the perfect time to learn about the many legal issues currently affecting public schools. Take a look at our agenda. This conference is designed for board members, administrators, and board attorneys.
Registration is $150 per day or $450 for the full conference. We will send Zoom information and materials to participants in a few weeks. Note: These sessions will not be recorded.
Any board members interested in attending this virtual conference should connect with their board assistant in order to avoid duplicate registrations.
After the Department of Education issued new regulations on Title IX sexual harassment in May 2020, school systems across the country were left scrambling to put policies and procedures in place to implement the new requirements. This webinar explains why NCSBA issued six new policies on discrimination, harassment, and bullying in July 2020 and what’s included in those new policies. Most importantly, the webinar will give you a working knowledge of the two new Title IX sexual harassment policies and what happens next after your school system receives a report or complaint of sexual harassment.
Presented by: Justice Warren, Staff Attorney