CASB has updated its Board Training topics for interested boards. CASB offers training in the following areas:

• Community Engagement
• Effective Boards and Board Member Offerings
• Developing and Adopting Policy
• Policy Governance©
• Board Candidate Training
• Students and the First Amendment
• Working with Your Board Attorney
• Working with Your Superintendent Offerings
• Board of Education Meetings: Best Practices Offerings

Join the Colorado Association of School Boards and the Colorado Secretary of State's Office for two, one-hour, educational webinars on July 18, 2023, and July 19, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. mountain time to discuss questions and processes associated with the upcoming school board elections.

These webinars will provide 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, and the petition process. Additionally, it will provide an overview of campaign finance - including committees, disclosure reports and filing requirements, contributions, and more.

Join CASB staff and your region colleagues to discuss why your story matters and why your governance matters as we move into the next legislative season. Getting together to learn, listen, and collaborate is what effective boards do best and CASB's Regional Meetings are where this happens. Mark your calendars now, register, and plan on participating as we kick off a great year.

Meetings begin August 21 and run all the way through September. For more information and to register, use the link on the right-hand side.

Our Fall Conference focuses on a specific topic of importance to board members each year culminating in a Saturday Delegate Assembly. Join your colleagues for a time of networking, learning, and meeting exhibitors that are here to support your district efforts.

NEW! Proposition HH —

Join Tracie Rainey, Executive Director at the Colorado School Finance Project, Matt Cook, CASB's Director of Public Policy & Advocacy, Leslie Bogar, CASB's Director of Professional Learning, and Bryce Reedy, CASB's Communications Specialist, as they dive into Proposition HH and everything that goes along with it. Below you will find the resources discussed in the podcast:

• "Use our calculator to determine what your new property tax bill would be under the Colorado legislature’s relief plan"- Jesse Paul, Colorado Sun, May 3, 2023.
• "What the 10-year Colorado property tax proposal would mean for you"- Andrew Kenney, CPR, May 4, 2023
• Property Tax Talking Points Background Information

Colorado Association of School Boards

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Denver, CO 80224

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