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October 2013       

CSBA's Back-to-School webcast 9/10/13 www.csba.org

CSBA Executive Director Vernon M. Billy, right, leads a Back-to-School Webcast panel consisting of Senior Director for Policy and Programs Teri Burns, left, Legislative Advocate Andrea Ball and Assistant Executive Director for Governmental Relations Dennis Meyers.

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State Board meeting on LCFF draws capacity crowd

13 November 2013 - School board members, teachers, school administrators, parents and students spent five hours testifying about draft LCFF rules before the State Board of Education last week to make sure the new school finance system supports California’s neediest students.

Get connected at AEC—online and in person

12 November 2013 - This year, Engage users qualify to win one of two Samsung Galaxy Note tablets that will be given away during the conference.

CSBA is ‘All In’ campaign to help kids get health insurance

22 October 2013 - CSBA supported local efforts to help uninsured children and families get access to health insurance through the Affordable Care Act during a recent online “virtual rally” sponsored by the Children’s Partnership to promote its new All In Campaign.

LCFF will be a main topic of conversation at AEC

8 October 2013 - A summary of sessions related to LCFF at the 2013 Annual Education Conference and Trade Show in San Diego.

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October Easy links

Easy hyperlinks to information and resources from this month's California School News.

CSBA webcast: funding, flexibility, achievement

The state’s new Local Control Funding Formula dominated last month’s annual Back-to-School Webcast.

'Governance First': CSBA's LCFF theme

The impacts of the new Local Control Funding Formula are immense, and CSBA is taking the lead on an ambitious campaign to educate its members about the issue.

Vantage point: Where to start on LCFF plans?

CSBA’s Annual Education Conference and Trade Show in San Diego will be particularly useful as we enter 2014 and face a number of new deadlines.

Joshua Daniels joins CSBA legal team

Daniels represented CSBA in the Robles-Wong v. California lawsuit and in litigation regarding statewide charter schools and Proposition 98.

2013 CSBA officer candidates

Following are the Nominating Committee’s report and statements from the CSBA candidates for president-elect and vice president.

AEC to conclude with State of the State analysis

Wrapping up a watershed year in public education, CSBA’s Annual Education Conference and Trade Show is coming to San Diego Dec. 5-7, with more than 100 AEC presentations over the course of 2½ days.

Education trailer bill fleshes out LCFF, LCAPs

Senate Bill 97 provides technical and clarifying changes arising from the earlier budget trailer bills and budget.