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July 2012
 | Oroville City Elementary School District board member Don Remley, center, makes the case for public schools to state Sen. Doug La Malfa during CSBA's Board Member Action Day last month. Also participating in BMAD were Yuba City Unified Board member Sharman Kobayashi and Marysville Joint Unified board member Jim Flurry, pictured - and more than 160 other governance team members around the state. |
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14 August 2012 - School officials may soon face increased requests for records from current and former students seeking to qualify for the deferred deportation policy recently announced by the Obama administration.
8 August 2012 - CSBA members will benefit from two grants obtained through the California School Boards Foundation to supplement CSBA’s ongoing work in crucial areas.
10 July 2012 - The federal transportation bill that evaded partisan gridlock and was signed into law by President Obama last week has good news for rural schools: $346 million for a one-year extension of the Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act.
10 July 2012 - The percentage of students graduating from high school is up in California—with black and Hispanic students and English learners making the largest gains.
10 July 2012 - With cash flow a critical issue for California schools, solutions like the California Cash Reserve Program are essential resources for governance teams.
In California School News
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Board Member Action Day on June 8 was CSBA’s first advocacy day to focus on state Assembly members and senators in their district offices instead of in the state Capitol.
Brown’s Schools and Local Public Safety Act and philanthropist Molly Munger’s Our Children Our Future Act would both provide much-needed revenues for public education.
Faced with severely reduced funding, years of cutting, layoffs and disappearing programs, districts are desperate for any way to balance the budget.
The Blueprint is a systematic realignment and recalibration of CSBA’s operations and delivery of services under Executive Director Vernon M. Billy’s guiding principle of forward thinking and strategic positioning.
CSBA’s Board of Directors has approved a $13.4 million operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, approximately $300,000 less than 2011-12.
CSBA has launched a webcast series and resource guide to equip board leaders with the information they need to ensure fiscal stability.
The recent Delegate Assembly helped sharpen the association’s focus, with delegates’ most immediate concerns centering on two areas: funding and finance reform and closing the achievement gap.
Shawn Achor and Susan Cain headline the general sessions at CSBA's Annual Education Conference and Trade Show.
CSBA’s Business Affiliate program is undergoing significant changes, all in keeping with the push to ensure greater member value.
Member dues help support CSBA’s advocacy and professional development for school boards on behalf of California’s children.