Whether you are a new school board member eager to learn the nuts and bolts of school board service or a veteran member in need of a refresher, AASB's orientation courses provide a wealth of information to strengthen leadership and boardmanship skills. In addition, orientation provides an excellent team-building opportunity for superintendents and new school board members to attend together. 

The state requires all local school board members to complete certain orientation courses at least once. By taking both parts of AASB's orientation, members not only meet this requirement, but also the state ethics training requirement.

Roles & Responsibilities - July 14 - REGISTER NOW

Part I of AASB's school board member orientation, Roles & Responsibilities covers the role of the board and the superintendent, the Open Meetings Act, the ethics law, and much more. The course will be offered Friday, July 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the AASB office in Montgomery. Attendees will earn 8 training hours. 

$99 for board members; $79 for superintendents

AGENDA

Friday, July 14

7:30 a.m. | Registration Opens

8:00 a.m. | Welcome

8:45 a.m. | Icebreaker

9:05 a.m. | 6 Standards for School Boards

10:05 a.m. | Break

10:15 a.m. | Open Meetings & Open Records

11:15 a.m. | Effective Fiscal Governance

12:30 p.m. | Lunch

1:00 p.m. | Effective Board Meetings 

1:45 p.m. | Ethics 101 (Meets state mandate for Ethics training)

2:45 p.m. | Break

3:00 p.m. | Personnel & Other Legal Issues

4:15 p.m. | Recap 

4:30 p.m. | Adjourn

Effective Boards & Relationships - July 15 - REGISTER NOW

Part II of AASB's school board member orientation, Effective Boards & Relationships takes an in-depth look at effective school board leadership, how your board should work with its superintendent and board attorney, and the art of advocacy. The course will be offered Saturday, July 15  from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the AASB office in Montgomery. Attendees will earn 6 training hours.

$79 for boards members; $59 for superintendents 

AGENDA

Saturday, July 15

7:30 a.m. | Registration Opens

8 a.m. | Governance Act

8:30 a.m. | Student & School Performance

9:30 a.m. | School Board Members as Advocates

10:15 a.m. | Break

10:30 a.m. | Community Engagement

11:30 a.m. | Lunch

12 p.m. | The Board-Superintendent Governance Team

12:45 p.m. | Communicate in Style

1:45 p.m. | Working With Your Board Attorney 

3:00 p.m. | Adjourn