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| 2011 NASB Area Membership Meeting |
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A new school year is starting, and while your staff
is preparing and planning for the challenges a new year
brings, so too should your school board be connecting
with colleagues from throughout the region to discuss
issues that will impact your school and your board.
The NASB Area Membership Meetings provide an annual kick-off to the board member’s school year with an array of topics full of take-away ideas for your school’s leadership team, including: Board and district accountability, board member mentoring, advocating for your district, promoting a safe school environment, policies as they relate to parental rights, and two sessions designed to demonstrate the newest electronic management options available to NASB members (from our expanded Negotiations Software to the newest eFunds payment system).
There will be ample opportunities for networking from the beginning of registration until we adjourn from the dinner program not later than 8:15 p.m.
Click here for more information.
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| Essential Finance Planning
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We all know tough budget decisions are coming. “Essential Finance Planning” is a process for your board and administration to engage your community in a discussion to determine your district’s educational and budget priorities. To learn more about EFP, click here.
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The Guide Book to Nebraska's Public Meeting Laws Third Edition |
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The most consistent problems superintendents and board members have are associated with the Nebraska Open Meetings Law. The easiest way for a school district to get into trouble with a problem constituent is to violate one of the very minor open meetings law requirements. It has been said that open meeting laws are like traffic laws – if you want to find a violation you can.
The best thing you can do to protect yourself is to know what is and what is not required of you. The Guide Book to Nebraska’s Public Meeting Laws Third Edition is an easy to read, layman’s guide to the law. It is not a simple restatement of the law, but rather, a description of what you need to know. Each chapter starts with a quick reference of bullet points of information necessary to abide by the law. After that, each chapter is started with a section titled “What do you need to know,” and is followed with a section titled “What does this mean.”
The book is the follow up to the two previous versions of the book. It was necessary to write the new book so it would comply with the changes in the Open Meeting Laws since the 2006 Legislative session. The changes are adequately addressed in this publication.
The guide book will be a valuable tool for all superintendents and board members and its cost is only $35.00 + $3.50 S & H per book. If you purchase six of the guidebooks the seventh is free.
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 NASB Negotiation Software Comparing Apples to Apples
Click here for a short demonstration
NEW - Training videos online!
Be prepared for Negotiations with a completed array comparison.
Compare staff with other school districts by placing each staff member on the salary scales of other districts. A process
that normally takes days can be completed in minutes.
Contact Sallie Svatora @ 800-422-4572
ssvatora@nasbonline.org |
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School Finance Workshop
July 20, 2011
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The 2011 Nebraska Legislature has completed its work to balance its budget. Now the ball is in the court of every school board across the prairie. Even with federal Education Jobs money, the state will disburse 60 million fewer dollars through the K-12 school aid formula in 2011-12 than 2010-11. According to the two- year budget, 2012-13 is currently set to remain stagnant, with no further growth in state disbursements. So how is your board going to maintain programs and meet needs in your education community?
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For further information on this workshop, click here.
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| Eight Traits of Effective School Boards
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What makes an effective school board – one that boosts student achievement? Based on its review of seven research studies conducted between 1993 and 2008, NSBA’s Center for Public Education says high achieving boards exhibit habits and characteristics that are markedly different from those of their low-achieving counterparts.
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Please click here for further information.
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| eMeetings |
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Sign up for NASB's eMeetings! |
In this high tech world we live in, streamlining our work is the norm, especially during tight budget times when we are expected to do more with less. Advances in technology have made it possible to substantially reduce, or even eliminate, paper copies. Thus, we are proud to introduce the concept of NASB eMeeting.
The Nebraska Association of School Boards is offering this service as one that will eliminate unnecessary paperwork, increase efficiency and reduce costs while enabling board members to utilize the latest in cutting edge technology. |
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| Click here for more about eMeetings |
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| Searching for a Superintendent... |
The Nebraska Association of School Boards is pleased to provide search services. The NASB Search Service offers maximum flexibility to the board, assures that the board has total control over all key decisions, and allows the board to concentrate on the most critical steps in the search — profiling the attributes, interview protocol, interviewing the most qualified candidates, and finally selecting and hiring your next superintendent.
Our goal is to assist the board in conducting a professional search that will not only attract the very best candidates, but will bring credit to the board for the manner in which the process was conducted. |
~Marcia R. Herring
Director, Superintendent Search Services |
| Superintendent Evaluation |
- Looking for a new evaluation tool to evaluate your superintendent?
- Is your current evaluation tool effective?
- Is it time for something different?
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Contact: Marcia Herring
mherring@nasbonline.org
or call 1.800.422.4572
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