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25 November 2015 - Are you looking for a new superintendent? McPherson & Jacobson LLC offers an Executive Search Service for California school districts and county offices of education. McPherson and Jacobson have placed more than 500 superintendents and other officials in public and nonprofit organizations across the country since 1991.
25 November 2015 - California’s Committee on Accreditation is looking to fill three vacant positions: two positions from the higher education community and one position for K-12 practitioners.
25 November 2015 - New issue of CSBA newsletter covers CSBA v. Cohen, recent meeting of LCFF Collaborative Working Group
25 November 2015 - On Nov. 19, the House-Senate conference committee reached an agreement on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, approving S.1177 with amendments (see below) by a 39-1 vote.
25 November 2015 - There is still time to register for the 2016 Advocacy Institute in Washington D.C. on Jan. 24-26. Hosted by the National School Boards Association, the Advocacy Institute is the annual “Day on the Hill” for school board members across the country.
25 November 2015 - WestEd on Monday, Nov. 30, is hosting a free one-hour webinar targeted to school board members, superintendents and assistant superintendents.
18 November 2015 - The California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators is inviting all CSBA members to attend and participate in its Health & Equity Leadership Institute. The Institute is free to AEC attendees, and will held Friday, Dec. 4 at the San Diego Convention Center.
18 November 2015 - In a new CSBA blog post Teneh Weller, executive director of High Expectations Parental Service, writes that “the most powerful relationship in a child’s education is between the family (the child expert) and the teacher (the content expert).”
18 November 2015 - National Connection, a partnership of state school board associations and NSBA, provides nationally developed tools and resources to help keep school boards on the leading edge for public education. Resources include:
18 November 2015 - The Legislative Analyst’s Office, as is customary for all proposed ballot initiatives, has provided summary analyses of the two 2016 initiatives that have been filed to extend the income tax portions of Proposition 30.
18 November 2015 - All applicants, all school districts and National School Lunch Program providers will need to be compliant with Senate Bill 708 by Jan. 1, 2016.
18 November 2015 - Are you in compliance with the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) requirements under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)? No? Not sure? Contact CSBA’s District and Financial Services Department to inquire about the proven HazMat Communication Program
10 November 2015 - Since this manual was last published in 2012, significant changes to California’s school funding, accountability and assessment system have impacted all public schools, including charter schools.
10 November 2015 - Local boards in CSBA’s 21 regions will participate in the 2015 Delegate Assembly elections between Feb. 1 and March 15. Elected individuals serve two-year terms, from April 1, 2016, through March 31, 2018.
10 November 2015 - CSBA’s FlexFund Program offers lease/purchase financing for equipment and real property needs of $5 million or less.
10 November 2015 - The Consortium for the Implementation of the Common Core State Standards, with input from CSBA, has guided the development of two new documents to assist school governance leaders, teachers, site administrators and parents/guardians with the implementation of California’s new academic content standards.
10 November 2015 - At its bimonthly meeting last week, the State Board of Education heard concerns about the growing size and complexity of LCAP documents. The board encouraged school districts to use innovative ways to make the LCAP easy to use and understand, such as by using infographics, but it took no official action on the issue
10 November 2015 - The Community Preventive Services Task Force announced that it recommends early childhood education programs based on strong evidence of their effectiveness in improving educational outcomes that are associated with long-term health, and sufficient evidence of effectiveness in improving social and health-related outcomes.
4 November 2015 - In May, CSBA co-sponsored a labor management symposium that brought together school board members, superintendents and union leaders from across California to learn about labor-management collaboration.
4 November 2015 - School districts, county offices of education, charter schools and qualifying ROCs operated by joint powers authority are eligible to apply for California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant.
4 November 2015 - The regular registration rate for CSBA’s 2015 Annual Education Conference and Trade Show is available through Friday, Nov. 6.
4 November 2015 - Check your mailbox for the latest issue of CSBA’s California School News, which is also available in digital format.
4 November 2015 - The Nov. 5 session of the State Board of Education meeting includes several items of interest to CSBA members.
4 November 2015 - A well-designed student accident program can mitigate your liability exposure, facilitate Ed Code compliance, improve access to activities for your students and provide vital help to families in need.