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April 2013
 | Oroville City Elementary School District board member Don Remley, center, makes the case for public schools to then-state Sen. Doug La Malfa in La Malfa's Oroville office during CSBA's Board Member Action Day last year. Nearly 200 other governance team members around the state participated. |
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30 April 2013 - Governance First is the unifying message that is being underscored by the Governmental Relations staff when they testify in legislative hearings.
24 April 2013 - The standardized formula—developed from a survey of CSBA’s membership on the actual costs—awards a flat payment of $10.64 per ADA.
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Board Member Action Day is CSBA’s statewide grassroots strategy to give California’s K-12 governance teams a direct link to their legislators.
The State Board of Education last month agreed to settle much of a 2007 lawsuit brought by CSBA’s Education Legal Alliance and its partners over a statewide benefit charter the State Board had granted to Aspire Public Schools.
Governance First, CSBA’s slogan that will be echoed in messaging for Board Member Action Day and other advocacy efforts, is central to our role in ensuring strong public schools that are equipped with the resources to provide students with a world-class education.
Julie Maxwell-Jolly, Ph.D., an education policy expert whose career has focused largely on English learners, has joined CSBA’s Policy and Programs Department.
Maria Thomas brings extensive experience in marketing and sales to her new post overseeing the association’s Business Affiliate Program.
Candidates must have the commitment to lead a statewide education association and understand the vision and mission of CSBA.
CSBA’s Governmental Relations team identified 475 bills in the 2013-14 legislative session as having an impact on K-12 schools.
Congress has approved legislation for fiscal year 2013 that keeps most federal spending levels the same as last year and averts a government shutdown—but also leaves intact automatic sequestration cuts.
CSBA's Superintendents Advisory Council recently took up the issue of school safety with State Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance.
Last month’s State Board of Education meeting included some “inspiring” unscripted discussions.
The First Interim Status Report for 2012-13 shows 124 of the state’s 1,043 local educational agencies filed qualified or negative certifications of their fiscal health.
The bid to fundamentally streamline K-12 school finance has been the subject of several hearings in the state Senate and Assembly budget committees and subcommittees, with more to come.
CSBA also awards Golden Bells in 22 other categories. Entries are accepted through June 21.