CASB Serving You!
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
- In case you missed the webinar — COVID-19 in Children: Colorado Situation Update on 8/31/21 — CASB members can access the video on this member-only page. Several resource documents are also posted on our public page: COVID-19 in Children Update; CDPHE Update; Literature Review on Masking in Schools.
- CASB Regional Meetings are now underway! Don’t miss this great opportunity to connect with your peers in person this fall. In addition, any member can register for the Virtual Regional Meeting on September 29.
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 - 9/21 in Centennial (register) |
Region 6 - 9/1 in Pueblo — passed |
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) |
- Early bird discount deadline for the Fall Conference and Delegate Assembly has been extended to September 24. 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 81st Annual CASB Convention: Resilient, Ready, Relentless for Colorado Students will be held on Dec 2-4 at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. Don’t miss out on the state’s largest gathering of school board members. Registration is OPEN. Early bird discount ends on September 24.
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If you missed the recent webinars — "What You Need to Know About the Mill Levy Correction" or “Policy Governance New School Year Checklist” — you can access those on the CASB website.
ADVOCACY
- The School Board Advocate released on Friday, August 27, provides an overview on the work of several interim committees, including the School Finance Interim Committee.
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All CASB members received their own district’s “Tell Your Story — Money Matters” ESSER document. Learn more about the campaign and reach out to [email protected] if you have questions.
- Check out CASB’s newest podcast on Tell Your Story!
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The 2021 Legislative Summary is a valuable resource for you in order to understand what happened last legislative session and its impact on you. This is a member-only resource.
POLICY AND LEGAL
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Applications to be a member of the stakeholder committee revising CDE’s Bullying Prevention Model Policy are due on Friday, September 10. Learn more.
- A new Member Legal Resource, Portability of Nonprobationary Status Overview, has been created in light of the Colorado Supreme Court case Poudre Sch. Dist. R-1 v. Stanczyk, 2021 CO 57 (Colo. 2021).
- The 2021 Election resources are available to CASB members on our website.
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The 2021 School Election Seminars were held on June 16; the recordings and presentation materials are available on our website.
NSBA UPDATES
- Upcoming NSBA Events
- September 16-18, 2021 CUBE 2021 Annual Conference (in-person)
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October 22-23, 2021 Equity Symposium West (in-person) Oklahoma City
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Highlight the great work underway in your school district at Convention — the Student Achievement Program deadline is Friday, September 17.
- Join the Colorado School Finance Project (CSFP) for its inaugural conference on September, 15, After COVID, Now What? — How Money Matters.
- CDE’s Toolkit and Resources for 2021 School Guidance is now available.
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.