AASB is proud to be in its 56th year, advocating on behalf of Alaska's youth and working to improve public schools across the state. This report highlights our efforts and initiatives that assist school boards in reaching high standards, engage communities in enriching education, and help districts prepare all children for the future.
Webinar Board Training (New Dates Announced)
- On line and on the phone interactive workshops
- Save your district travel costs while gaining a wealth of information
- All workshops held over the lunch hour for convenience of attendees
- Workshops will all be recorded for reference at a later date, or to listen to if you missed the live training
3 new Training Tracks
» New School Board Members (click for more information and to register)
» Board Presidents (click for more information and to register)
» Advisory School Board Members (click for more information and to register)
2010 Leadership Fly-In/Youth Advocacy Institute
(Feb. 6-9, Juneau, AK)
Attend the 2010 Leadership Fly-In/Youth Advocacy Institute to:
- Discuss issues impacting education in 2010
- Meet with legislators and other decision makers
- Learn how new legislation will impact your district
- Show that the unity of Alaska’s School Boards can effect positive change
- Involve students in advocacy efforts
Youth Advocacy Institute Schedule
>>Additional information for YAI participants<<
Register for the Fly-In and Youth Advocacy Institute here.
Secretaries Webinar Series
Maintenance of Personnel Files
~ Feb. 23
Mandatory Trainings
~ March 16
Facility/Safety Programs
~ April 20
Presented by:
Michael Lary, ARM-P, ALCM, SPHR
Loss Control Coordinator
Alaska Public Entity Insurance
For more information, click here.
View Secretary Webinar flyer here.
Register for the Webinar Series here.
2010 June Nelson Memorial Scholarship
The Association of Alaska School Boards is proud to announce its 19th Annual Scholarship Award Competition.
The June Nelson Memorial Scholarship is named in honor of the late, June Nelson, longtime school board member from Kotzebue. June contributed much to the cause of education, and will be remembered for her outstanding service on behalf of Alaska’s children.
This 2009-2010 school year, AASB will award ten graduating seniors each with a $1,000 scholarship to apply toward their post-secondary education. The scholarship may be applied toward the student’s choice of a business, trade, or college institution.
For more information, and to apply, click here.
Each week members receive an email containing a summary of state and national news impacting Alaska’s schools. To receive e-News please send an email to aasb [at] aasb [dot] org and type subscribe to e-news as the subject.
Current e-news: January 29, 2010
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