CASB Serving You!
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
- 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.
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Region 1 - 9/13 in Brush — passed |
Region 2 - 9/2 in |
Region 3 - 9/28 in |
Region 4 - 9/30 in Greeley (register) |
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Region 5 - 9/21 in Centennial (register) |
Region 6 - 9/1 in Pueblo — passed |
Region 7 - 9/9 in Granby — passed |
Region 8 - 9/29 |
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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
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CASB 2021 Proposed Resolution Book is now available for member boards.
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The deadline for submitting your Delegate’s name to CASB for the Delegate Assembly is Monday, September 27, 2021 — send to [email protected]
- 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.
POLICY AND LEGAL
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Special Policy Updates are released on a quarterly basis and are available on our website. Our next SPU will be released on September 30 and will include updates regarding HB21-1055 (board member compensation), HB21-1108 (gender identity expression anti-discrimination), SB21-017 (sexual contact by an educator), as well as updates to reflect the current Graduation Guidelines.
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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.
NSBA UPDATES
- Upcoming NSBA Events
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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.
- CDE’s Toolkit and Resources for 2021 School Guidance is now available.
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Mental Health America launched its annual Back to School Toolkit to give parents, teachers, and school personnel the tools and resources they need to support their children’s mental health.
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.