MSBA Delegate Assembly
MSBA Delegate Assembly will reconvene in December 2026
The MSBA Delegate Assembly is scheduled to reconvene on December 4-5, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Delegates: Watch for updated information in late summer/early fall.)
Delegate Assembly roster: Please click here for view the current 2025-2026 Delegate roster. These school board Delegates are serving two-year terms for 2025 and 2026. New Delegate elections will be held in summer/fall 2027.
On December 6, 2025, in Minneapolis, the Delegate Assembly acted on 36 resolutions, adopting 23 (and not adopting 13), with participation from 118 Delegates from across the state. Click here to access resolution-by-resolution results from the 2025 Delegate Assembly.
Information About the Delegate Assembly and Legislative Resolutions
School boards can submit legislative resolutions for the 2026 Delegate Assembly | Deadline: Wednesday, September 23
MSBA is accepting school boards’ legislative resolutions beginning June 1, 2026. Your resolutions are the first step in developing MSBA’s official positions on important educational issues. Accepted resolutions will be researched and eventually voted on by the membership at the Delegate Assembly. Once adopted, resolutions become positions that guide the MSBA Government Relations team as they represent MSBA’s membership at the Legislature.
— Resolutions should cover any education topic of significant statewide concern and address desired legislative outcomes. Resolutions are not legislation.
— All resolutions must be submitted by the school board and must include the date of approval. Submissions from individual school board members will not be accepted.
— Submit a resolution: Click here to access the online legislative resolution form. Please direct any questions to teamgr@mnmsba.org. Resolutions are due Wednesday, September 23.
Delegate Assembly process begins with school boards submitting their legislative resolutions
Your resolutions are the first step to developing the MSBA’s official positions on important educational issues. Each resolution is researched and voted on by the membership at the Delegate Assembly. Once adopted, these positions guide the MSBA Government Relations team as they represent you at the Legislature. Resolutions should cover any education topic of significant statewide concern and address desired legislative outcomes. Resolutions are not legislation.
All resolutions must be submitted by the school board and must include date of approval. Submissions from individual school board members will not be accepted.
The resolution submission period for 2026 opened on June 1. Click here to access the online resolution form. Please direct any questions to teamgr@mnmsba.org.
What is the Delegate Assembly and Why is it Important?
Click the play button on the accompanying video player to learn what it means to be a Delegate and bring resolutions to the MSBA Delegate Assembly from MSBA Executive Director Kirk Schneidawind and MSBA Director of Government Relations Denise Dittrich.
MSBA’s Legislative Positions are adopted through the Delegate Assembly. School board members from throughout the state are elected for a two-year term by their peers to serve as Delegates.
Each December, Delegates discuss and vote on various legislative resolutions submitted by school boards. Those resolutions that receive a majority vote, as well as positions adopted during previous years, become the basis for MSBA staff lobbying efforts on behalf of all public school board members in the state.
A Delegate Assembly Success Story: From Resolution to State Law
Click the play button on the accompanying video player (or visit YouTube) to see how MSBA Delegates teamed up with a nonprofit organization to advance a resolution on computer science curriculum in 2022.
Bonus video: Visit https://youtu.be/Egj3fktOSNY to see how Delegates approved a resolution that would allow school districts to leave a school board position open if only three months remained before a term ended or a special election was scheduled.
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