CASB Serving You!
May 28, 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
- Register today for a free event, Start Schools Stronger, on June 14
Bring a team including your superintendent, school leaders, teachers and board members and join others in-person from across the state to attend a day of learning and planning. Teams of six are invited to attend and groups are encouraged to bring teachers as part of their groups. - 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. The Regional Meetings are taking place in September-October:
Region 1 - 9/13 in Brush (register) |
Region 2 - 9/2 in |
Region 3 - 9/28 in |
Region 4 - 9/30 in Greeley (register) |
Region 5 - 9/15 in Centennial (register) |
Region 6 - 9/1 in Pueblo (register) |
Region 7 - 9/9 in Granby (register) |
Region 8 - 9/29 |
Region 9 - 10/6 in Alamosa (register) |
Region 10 - 9/29 Virtual meeting (register) |
Region 11 - 10/4 in Delta (register) |
Region 12 - 10/5 in Cortez (register) |
- Registration is also open for the Fall Delegate Assembly Conference that will take place in-person in Fort Collins on Oct 22-23. The Delegate Assembly provides an opportunity for every CASB member board to have their voice heard on important issues of the day. The resolutions approved by the CASB Delegates help to form the CASB’s advocacy efforts at the local, state, and federal levels.
- The CASB Convention will be Dec 2-4 at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. The call for presentations is open through July 30.
ADVOCACY
- School funding is the highest priority for our members right now as they wait to set their budgets. HB21-1325 would make changes to the Colorado School Finance Formula to better fund students who are eligible for reduced price lunches and English Language Learners. Additional details are available in the May 28 CASB Legislative Alert.
- The call for resolutions is now open and the deadline for submission this year is Friday, August 30th. There is a guidance document that provides additional information on the process.
- There are more than 100 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:
- 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.
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
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.