The Scoop

by: Susan Meek

Category: News article

May

08

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

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CASB Serving You, 7May21

by: Susan Meek

Category: News article

May

07

CASB Serving You!

May 7, 2021
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CASB believes that quality public education is the foundation for our nation’s economic prosperity, community’s quality of life, and every child’s opportunity to live their best life. The following are current events and opportunities for our members:

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

The next Board President Cafe is scheduled for May 13 and board presidents are welcome to sign up. The May 13 topic is: How do the responsibilities and role of the board president differ amongst districts? Register here
CASB, in partnership with the Colorado Secretary of State's Office, will provide a school election seminars on Wednesday, June 16:

School election seminar (Part I) from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Provides an overview of the School Director Election process — including the roles and responsibilities for boards, designated election officials (DEOs), and county clerks and recorders, candidate eligibility, the petition process, and more. This webinar is open to all but is designed mainly for DEOs and potential candidates. Register here

School elections seminar (Part II) from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Provides an overview of campaign finance — including committees, disclosure reports and filing requirements, contributions, and more. This webinar is open to all but is designed mainly for potential school board candidates. Register here

Mark your calendars for CASB in-person events this fall: Regional Meetings are taking place in September-October, Fall Delegate Assembly Conference will be in Fort Collins on Oct 22-23, and the CASB Convention will be Dec 2-4.

ADVOCACY

There are about 90 education-related bills that would influence public education introduced so far this session. You can find all the details on CASB’s interactive bill graphic and bill tracker. Some items worth highlighting include:

Reach out to your House representatives to support HB21-1294 K-12 Education Accountability Performance Audit. This bill aligns with CASB resolution #LR1.

The May 7 School Board Advocate addresses many topics: Where is the School Finance Act?; YES on HB21-1294; Early Childhood in Colorado; Bill Update; Assembling in Fort Collins
Potential November ballot issues that have the potential of reducing tax revenues by as much as $1.5B collectively have received the green light to collect signatures:

Initiatives #30 and #31 would reduce Colorado personal and corporate income taxes to either 4.5% or 4.4% from the current rate of 4.55%.
Separate rulings from the Title Board granted title to initiatives #26, #27 and #28 which would reduce property taxes on Colorado residential and commercial property.

CASB’s Key Legislative Priorities are on the website and available for sharing with members and asking them to connect with their Key Legislators.

POLICY AND LEGAL

The 2021 Election resources are available to CASB members on our website.
Special Policy Updates are released on a quarterly basis and available on our website.

NSBA UPDATES

Upcoming NSBA Events

June 8-10. 2021 NSBA Advocacy Institute (virtual)
July 13-14, 2021 NSBA Equity Symposium (virtual)
September 16-18, 2021 CUBE 2021 Annual Conference (in-person) REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 12
October 22-23, 2021 Equity Symposium West (in-person) Oklahoma City

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

May is Mental Health Month — Mental Health America has released its May is Mental Health Month toolkit. This year’s toolkit focuses on the Tools 2 Thrive theme to provide strategies and tools to help us all move through the challenges faced during the last year and develop practices to help us thrive.

This mission of the Colorado Association of School Boards is to advance excellence in public education and equity for each and every student through effective leadership by the collective action of locally elected boards of education.

CASB Serving You, 30Apr21

by: Susan Meek

Category: News article

Apr

30

CASB Serving You!

April 30, 2021
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CASB believes that quality public education is the foundation for our nation’s economic prosperity, community’s quality of life, and every child’s opportunity to live their best life. The following are current events and opportunities for our members:

CASB Serving You, 9Apr21

by: Susan Meek

Category: News article

Apr

09

CASB Serving You!

Week of: April 9, 2021
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CASB believes that quality public education is the foundation for our nation’s economic prosperity, community’s quality of life, and every child’s opportunity to live their best life. The following are current events and opportunities for our members:

Message from NSBA Chief Advocacy Officer

by: Susan Meek

Category: News article

Mar

17

Good afternoon,

NSBA Action Alert: Urge Your Senators to Oppose Expanding Funding for Vouchers in the Budget Reconciliation/ COVID Recovery Bill

by: Susan Meek

Category: News article

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Advocacy

Mar

05

NSBA Action Alert: Urge Your Senators to Oppose Expanding Funding for Vouchers in the Budget Reconciliation/ COVID Recovery Bill

The Senate is scheduled to begin votes today on the pending FY2021 Budget Reconciliation and COVID-19 Recovery legislation (H.R. 1319). We need your help to oppose a Senate provision that would provide $2.75 billion of taxpayer money in assistance to private schools.

You can contact your Senators through the Capitol Hill switchboard at 202-224-3121. Additional contact information is available here. Talking points are below.