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June
 | CSBA Region 8 Director Sherri Reusche, center, is all smiles in a small-group discussion during last month's Delegate Assembly in Sacramento. Breakout sessions such as these give the association's 300-plus delegates, directors and active past presidents a chance to discuss CSBA policies and the association's direction in depth. Find out more about CSBA's governance at www.csba.org/AboutCSBA.aspx.
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26 June 2012 - The association’s newly organized Policy and Programs Department has been at the center of these initiatives, building on the work of the former Policy Analysis Department that preceded it and working collaboratively with every department in the association and its California School Boards Foundation.
15 June 2012 - Legislative Democrats believe they are a within a few hundred million dollars of an agreement with Gov. Jerry Brown on the major sticking point—social service cuts..
15 June 2012 - The education trailer bill was not part of the package but may be acted on by early next week.
13 June 2012 - BMAD 2012 was CSBA’s first advocacy day to focus on meeting state Assembly members and senators where they live.
13 June 2012 - The policy briefs will walk governing boards through the implementation process, raising issues and answering questions to help school board members at the governance level.
13 June 2012 - Voters approved nine of the 13 school-related parcel taxes on the June 5 primary election ballot by the required two-thirds majority.
12 June 2012 - A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled June 1 against the ELA's Proposition 98 lawsuit; CSBA and partners poised for possible appeal.
5 June 2012 - Equip yourself with the facts about these certifications and learn what you can do as a member of the school governance team to ensure the long-term fiscal stability of your district.
5 June 2012 - CSBA Senior Policy Director Teri Burns joined San Joaquin County Office of Education Deputy Superintendent Jim Thomas and School Services of California Executive Vice President John Gray to brief governance teams on the issue.
5 June 2012 - The 2011-12 CELDT results show that more than 42 percent of the English learners who took the test now score either early advanced or advanced, almost 10 percent greater than in 2006-07.
In California School News
Easy hyperlinks to information and resources from this month's California School News.
While they differ in many respects, both tax measures would both provide much-needed help to public schools.
The Delegates' input will shape the work of the association’s legislative and policy advocates in the coming years.
Wynns: 'If children’s education was really our highest priority, we would provide adequate funding.'
Louise A. Perez, a veteran school board member with the Sacramento City Unified School District, served as CSBA president in 1995.
Laurie Weidner is CSBA's new principal director of communications, responsible for overseeing the functions of the Communications Department and supporting the Governmental Relations Department with public affairs strategies.
If the governor’s revenue initiative fails, a new round of trigger cuts would take effect costing K-12 schools $5.5 billion in the middle of the school year.
Registration for CSBA's Annual Education Conference and Trade Show begins at 7 a.m. Tuesday, June 12.
California is seeking an innovative “state-defined” waiver from provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act following the State Board of Education’s unanimous vote last month.