2026 Minnesota School Board Recognition Month
MSBA sponsors Minnesota School Board Recognition Month each September to recognize school board members for their commitment to Minnesota’s public school students. The theme for the 2026 Recognition Month will be “Minnesota School Boards help Minnesota Kids Rise.”
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Recognition Month Materials
Please download and customize any of the following materials
Sample Press Release (Word document)
Sample Letter to the Editor (Word document)
Sample Resolution (Word document)
Recognition Certificate (PowerPoint document)
Recognition Month Social Media Images
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Recognition Month Videos
Minnesota students thank school board members for being the “guiding light” for their success!
School board members talk about why they serve and superintendents show why strong school boards make for a stronger Minnesota.
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Superintendent Theresa Battle discusses how school board work is important.
Pequot Lakes School Board Member Kim Bolz-Andolshek is most proud of seeing young students come out of school and do great things for society.
Rochester School Board Member Don Barlow reflects on how important public education is for all students.
Northfield Superintendent Matt Hillmann discusses the importance of having community members “step forward to do good things for kids.”