11:00 - 11:45 a.m. (Level 5 Salon B)
Executive Directors Lunch
12:00 - 12:05 p.m. - Welcome and Introductions
Brian Farmer 12:05 - 12:30 p.m. - NSBA Update
- Board of Directors Meeting Update
- Financial – Budget and Pension
- Staffing – Update on Chief Advocacy Officer Search
- Response to State Association Concerns: Next Steps
- Advocacy Update
- Phase II of the Commission to Close the Skills Gap
- Infrastructure Upgrades in Technology (Cobalt and Website)
- Updates on Research Database
- NSBA Center for Safe Schools Launch
Tom Gentzel, Executive Director and CEO, and Senior Staff12:30 - 1:00 p.m. - Business Meeting
- OSAED Leadership Development Committee Report
- OSAED Liaison Committee Report
Brian Farmer1:00 - 1:45 p.m. - BRAINSTORMING SESSION - Teacher Issues: Recruitment, Training RetentionIn the midst of continued teacher walkouts, how are school boards and states discussing the issues of teacher training, recruitment and protections?
Kerri Schelling
BREAK
1:45 - 2:00 p.m.
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. - DISCUSSION SESSION – Strategies on Getting Local School Boards to Reflect their Student Population As the U.S. population continues to relocate around the country, the community demographics are changing at a higher rate. As a result, the changing student populations within their districts are not reflective the already established school board. What strategies are state associations instituting to address the changes.
Tim Garchow2:45 - 3:15 p.m. - HOT TOPIC SESSION - Addressing and Dealing with Extreme Board Behavior? In recent years, the country has witnessed extreme behavior by individuals holding public office, from local school boards to Washington, DC. What happens when school board dynamics are not going well? How are state associations providing training to curb extreme school board member behavior?
Glenn Koocher3:15 - 3:30 p.m. - Takeaways and AdjournmentBrian Farmer