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December 2012
 | These Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District students -- shown here with UCLA Bruin mascots -- benefit from one of the many innovative programs showcased by CSBA's Golden Bell Awards, which are celebrated at the annual luncheon that concludes the association's Annual Education Conference and Trade Show each year. |
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11 December 2012 - A recent study reports that only 30 percent of California’s low-income students participate in the federal School Breakfast Program.
11 December 2012 - Strengthening local school governance was the common thread that ran through the wide-ranging State of the State panel discussion that closed CSBA’s Annual Education Conference and Trade Show earlier this month.
5 December 2012 - CSBA made the statewide news Monday with the announcement of its co-sponsorship of State Constitutional Amendment 3 to make it easier for school districts to pass local parcel tax measures to provide supplemental funding for cash-strapped schools.
5 December 2012 - Nearly $2.4 billion in deferred appropriations to local educational agencies will be released early or on time in 2013, state Treasurer Bill Lockyer told a CSBA Annual Education Conference luncheon audience last Friday.
5 December 2012 - The attendance numbers made it clear that despite difficult economic times, members of governance teams understand the value of CSBA’s three-day conference.
5 December 2012 - Cindy Marks, Modesto City Schools District Board of Education in Region 8, took office as CSBA’s president.
5 December 2012 - School board members, administrators, teachers, parents, students and others are encouraged to share their personal stories about why they believe in public schools and Stand Up For Education.
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Programs that are helping schools close the achievement gap garnered the most Golden Bells.
The concerns of the state’s small and rural districts received special attention from CSBA at the Humboldt County Association of School Trustees’ recent annual meeting.
We began the year determined to leave our crisis behind and to leap ahead of our traditional role as followers and responders.
Despite Prop. 30, many LEAs will find themselves in need of cash before revenues from state apportionments come in.
The continual process of policy review and revision that ensures the policies actually reflect the community’s values, beliefs and priorities.
Local boards in CSBA’s 21 regions will participate in the Delegate Assembly elections between Feb. 1 and March 15.
CSBA’s Institute for New and First-term Board Members is designed to help trustees learn about their unique role and responsibilities, and sharpen their skills on effective governance, finance, human resources and student learning.
The State Board of Education has approved two major items to help California schools get ready for the change.
CSBA has assembled a panel of experts, which will be moderated by CSBA Executive Director Vernon M. Billy, to help school board members get an idea what to expect in the year to come.
Voters in local educational agencies throughout the state approved 100 parcel tax and bond measures to pay for public school facilities and services to the state’s K-14 students.
Registration is now open for the National School Boards Association’s annual Federal Relations Network Conference, which will take place in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27-29.