School Board Member Recognition Month
School Board Member Recognition Month will be celebrated in February 2023. Look for details in early 2023.
School Board Member Recognition Month will be celebrated in February 2023. Look for details in early 2023.
Preparation is the key to successful bargaining. MSBA’s Negotiations Seminars help board members prepare for negotiations. Visit https://mnmsba.org/workshops-events/negotiations-seminars for updates this winter.
The school board chair is a key figure in your school district. The roles and responsibilities of the school board chair are many and varied, ranging from serving as the spokesperson for the school board to understanding basic parliamentary procedure to enforcing public meeting laws and more. MSBA is implementing…
Preparation is the key to successful bargaining. MSBA’s Negotiations Seminars help board members prepare for negotiations. Visit https://mnmsba.org/workshops-events/negotiations-seminars for updates this winter.
The Friday Chat Room — which one school board member called the “fastest half hour of the week” — offers MSBA members the opportunity to have an informal discussion with MSBA’s Government Relations team and guests from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. each Friday during the legislative session. Denise and Kimberley will field members’…
Learning to Lead — School Board Basics: Phase I is for newly elected or appointed school board members. This workshop helps new board members hit the ground running. Phase I covers the role of the school board, the role of the superintendent, the leadership team relationship, and common scenarios facing…
During this stressful time, it easy to feel isolated and overwhelmed. Support from other school board members, who are experiencing many of the same issues as you, can be invaluable. Listening to and talking with your school board colleagues — and sharing what’s working and what’s not — is the…
Preparation is the key to successful bargaining. MSBA’s Negotiations Seminars help board members prepare for negotiations. Visit https://mnmsba.org/workshops-events/negotiations-seminars for updates this winter.
Preparation is the key to successful bargaining. MSBA’s Negotiations Seminars help board members prepare for negotiations. Visit https://mnmsba.org/workshops-events/negotiations-seminars for updates this winter.
The Friday Chat Room — which one school board member called the “fastest half hour of the week” — offers MSBA members the opportunity to have an informal discussion with MSBA’s Government Relations team and guests from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. each Friday during the legislative session. Denise and Kimberley will field members’…
Leadership Foundations — School Finance and Management: Phase II covers core topics such as the budget, school finance, local levies, policies, significant laws affecting school boards, collective bargaining, and personnel issues. Part A of this two-part virtual session is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Friday, March 10, 2023. (Attendance…
The MSBA Third Thursday Webinar Series returns 1 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 2023, with “Budget Challenges for FY24: ESSER – What’s Left and What’s Next?” Cathy Erickson (MDE Director of School Finance) will provide information on the status of ESSER funding heading into 2023-2024. She will be joined by Tiffany…
Leadership Foundations — School Finance and Management: Phase II covers core topics such as the budget, school finance, local levies, policies, significant laws affecting school boards, collective bargaining, and personnel issues. Part B of this two-part virtual session is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Friday, March 17, 2023. (Attendance…
The Friday Chat Room — which one school board member called the “fastest half hour of the week” — offers MSBA members the opportunity to have an informal discussion with MSBA’s Government Relations team and guests from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. each Friday during the legislative session. Denise and Kimberley will field members’…
Preparation is the key to successful bargaining. MSBA’s Negotiations Seminars help board members prepare for negotiations. This in-person session is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Minneapolis – Park Place (1500 Park Place Blvd. Minneapolis). Registration for this in-person…
The next MSBA School Board Member Day at the Capitol is currently scheduled for an in-person event on Monday, March 20, 2023, in St. Paul. More information coming in early 2023.
During this stressful time, it easy to feel isolated and overwhelmed. Support from other school board members, who are experiencing many of the same issues as you, can be invaluable. Listening to and talking with your school board colleagues — and sharing what’s working and what’s not — is the…
Preparation is the key to successful bargaining. MSBA’s Negotiations Seminars help board members prepare for negotiations. This in-person session is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2023, at the Garden Valley Technologies Training and Conference Center (206 Vance Avenue South, Erskine). Registration for this in-person session closes on…
Preparation is the key to successful bargaining. MSBA’s Negotiations Seminars help board members prepare for negotiations. This in-person session is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 24, 2023,at the Holiday Inn & Suites St. Cloud (75 S. 37th Avenue, St. Cloud). Note: This session was rescheduled from…
The Friday Chat Room — which one school board member called the “fastest half hour of the week” — offers MSBA members the opportunity to have an informal discussion with MSBA’s Government Relations team and guests from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. each Friday during the legislative session. Denise and Kimberley will field members’…
Building a High-Performance School Board Team: Phase III focuses on the stages of board development, characteristics of a high-performing school board team, navigating board dynamics, small-group interactions with school board video scenarios, and an overview of the MSBA School Board Self-Evaluation tool. Note: The sessions in the MSBA Learning to Lead…
The Consortium of State School Boards Associations (COSSBA) Urban Boards Alliance Day is scheduled for 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2023, at the Tampa Convention Center. Visit https://www.cossba.org/cossba-inaugural-conference-home for details.
Building a High-Performance School Board Team: Phase III focuses on the stages of board development, characteristics of a high-performing school board team, navigating board dynamics, small-group interactions with school board video scenarios, and an overview of the MSBA School Board Self-Evaluation tool. Note: The sessions in the MSBA Learning to Lead…
The Consortium of State School Boards Association (COSSBA) National Conference is scheduled for Friday, March 31, through Sunday, April 1, 2023, at the Tampa Convention Center. Please visit https://www.cossba.org/cossba-inaugural-conference-home for details.
The Friday Chat Room — which one school board member called the “fastest half hour of the week” — offers MSBA members the opportunity to have an informal discussion with MSBA’s Government Relations team and guests from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. each Friday during the legislative session. Denise and Kimberley will field members’…