85th Annual Convention Agenda

December 11 - 13, 2025

Tracks
Rural Focus
General (For All)
School Finance (Resources)
Legal
Board Governance
New Board Member
Best Practices

Wednesday, December 10

1:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration Desk Open

1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Pre-Conference: Strategic Budgeting (Colorado Hall ABC) (additional charge required in addition to the convention registration)

Thursday, December 11 

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Registration Desk Open

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast

7:00a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open

9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Key People Program (Superintendent Secretaries/Secretaries to the Board) 

8:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. General Session - Keynote address by Hamish Brewer 

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch

1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions

• Handling High Stakes Investigations (Legal)
• District Coherence: From the Boardroom to the Classroom (Governance)
• Understanding, Accessing, & Using Data (Governance)
• Shaping the Future of Our Classrooms: What Coloradans Think About Public Education (General)
• Don't be Afraid of Your Union (General)
• Partnering to Support Colorado School Districts with CASB Executive Director Dr. Jubal Yennie and Colorado Commissioner of Education Susana Córdova (General)
• Verra Mobility (General)
• Healthy School Meals for All Program Updates (General)
• CASB Boardsmanship: Leading with Purpose: Driving Student Success Through Strategic Leadership (New Board Members)
• CASB Boardsmanship: Welcome to the Essentials of Effective Boardsmanship (New Board Members)
• From Wild to Worthwhile: Practical Tools to Transform School Board Meetings (Best Practices)
• Stop the Enrollment Drain: Build a Local Online Program That Keeps Students In-District (Rural)

1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Board/Superintendent Relationship: The Executive Team with Dr. Hinojosa Part II (Best Practices) 

2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Beverage Break

3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CASB Business Meeting and CASB Board Elections

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions

• Using a Board Prioritization Process to Set Meaningful and Impactful Board Agendas (Governance)
• Board of Education Handbooks: A Tool for Onboarding and Training Your Board Members (Best Practices)
• Recruiting and Hiring a Quality Superintendent (General)
• The Role of the Board in Unified Improvement Planning (Governance)
• CASB Boardsmanship: School Finance for the Emerging Educational Leader (New Board Member)
• Contract Negotiations: How We Can Work Together to Get Better Outcomes for All (Governance)
• Ethically Navigating Conflicts of Interest: From Policy to Practice (Best Practices)
• CASB Foundation in Focus (General)
• Rural School Board Members: Advocacy Champions for Educational Excellence (Rural)
• Uniting to Help the Helpers:  Taking Action for District Community Wellbeing (General)
• Beyond the Build: Helping Districts Deliver Despite Disruption to Turn Setbacks into Success (Governance)

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Being the Board Chair in Challenging & Polarized Times (Best Practices)

4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. CASB Welcome Reception - Only 21 and older

Friday, December 12

7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration Desk Open

7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast 

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Colorado Rural Schools Alliance Breakfast

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Front Range Superintendents Breakfast 

9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Governing as a Team of Leaders: Aligning Vision, Trust, and Action with Phil Gore (Board/Superintendent Relationship: The Executive Team Part III)

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Student Leadership Academy (International Center North & South)

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions

• Mancos United: 2021 to Present: Surviving Tragedy, Rebuilding Community, and Student Successes in Rural Southwest Colorado (Rural)
• Empowering Schools, Protecting Students: Human Trafficking Prevention at a Glance (General)
• Empowering Student Voice: Integrating Students as School Board Members (Best Practice)
• From School Closure to Community Impact (General)
• Harnessing the Power of the Honey Badgers (Best Practices)
• How a School Board, Superintendent, and Community Can Collaborate to Create a Plan for Reducing Cellphone Use in Schools & Focus on Student Wellbeing (Governance)
• CASB Boardsmanship: Effective Governance (New Board Members)
• CASB Boardsmanship: School Finance for the Emerging Educational Leader (New Board Members)
• Dr. Steve Constantino
• Guiding Complex School Finance to Enhance the Vision and Future of Your Community (School Finance)
• Empowering School Boards to Lead Change (Best Practices)
• Progress without a Plan?  Not possible. (Best Practices)
• Partnering for Progress: Boards & Accountability Committees in Unified Governance (Governance)
  

10:20 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Breakout Sessions

• Light at the End of the Tunnel: Paving the Way to a Successful School Funding Ballot Measure in 2026 (School Finance)
• State Accountability Updates (Governance)
• Collaborative Leadership: Building Effective Board-Superintendent Relationships (Board/Superintendent Relationship: The Executive Team)
• Superintendent Search in Your Future? (General)
• The Law Behind the Label: How Legislation Shapes Gifted Education (General)
• CASB Boardsmanship: Leading with Purpose: Driving Student Success Through Strategic Leadership (New Board Members)
• Balancing Accountability and Support to Build the Right Relationship with Your Superintendent (Best Practices)
• Avoiding the Unexpected: Practical Strategies to Minimize Change Orders on Capital Projects (Best Practices)
• From Solar to Compost: How Sustainability Efforts in Your District Can Save Money, Set a Positive Example in Your Community, and Benefit Your Students. (Rural)
• CASB Boardsmanship: Effective Governance (New Board Members)
• CASB Boardsmanship: Legal Basics for School Board Governance (New Board Members)
• School Board Governance and Special Education Needs (General)
• Leading School Consolidation: District and Board Collaboration Through Engagement and Shared Framework (Governance)
  
  

11:20 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch

12:45 p.m.- 2:45 p.m. General Session & Awards Ceremony - Keynote Address by Dr. Steve Constantino 

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Beverage Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions

• Colorado's New School Finance Formula (School Finance)
• Student Leadership Academy: Board, Superintendent, and Student Roundtable Discussions (General)
• This Isn't Business as Usual: Reimagining High School in an Evolving State and Federal Context (General)
• CASB Boardsmanship: Legal Basics for School Board Governance (New Board Members)
• A Journey Towards Sustainable K12 Rural District Improvement and Student Success (Rural)
• The Role of an Effective District Governance Team in Driving Successful Strategic Implementation (Board/Superintendent Relationship: The Executive Team)
• Leading Together: Strengthening Superintendent-Board Communication in Crisis and Daily Practice (Rural)
• Grow Your Own: How P-TEACH Cultivates a Thriving Educator Pipeline (General)
• School Finance 201 (School Finance)
• Show Me the Money: How to Protect Public Funds During Superintendent Contract Negotiations (Legal)
• A Conversation with PERA Executive Director Andrew Roth (General)
• Boosting School Board Efficiency and Transparency with Paperless Meetings and Online Policies (General)

5:15 p.m. St. Vrain Valley School District Drone Show (Cheyenne Lake Bridge)

Saturday, December 13

7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open - Information only

8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Student Leadership Academy/Board Member Breakfast  (registration required and will open in Nov. for districts with students in attendance)

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions

• Policy 201: A Deeper Dive (General)
• Elevating Student Voice on School Boards (Best Practices)
• Policy Governance (Governance)
• Legislative Update, Property Taxes, and More! (School Finance)
• School Finance: 201 (School Finance)
• How Theater Arts Engages Students (General)
• Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Updates from Senate Bill 25-315 (General)
• AI, Automation, and Essential Skills: Are Your Students Prepared for the Future of Work? (General)
• 2025 KIDS COUNT in Colorado (General)
  

11:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. General Session - Keynote Address by Kim Becking 
Grid Card Game Raffle  -  Turn in cards at beginning of General Session (must be present to win)
Broadmoor Hotel: 2-night stay in a classic room
Cheyenne Mountain Resort: 1-night stay in a deluxe room and 2 rounds of golf

12:30 p.m. CASB's 85th Annual Convention adjourns