Events archive
Spring Boardsmanship Academy and Fly-in materials
March 24-27, 2012
Baranof Hotel, Juneau, AK
Alaska Environmental Literacy Plan (pdf)
Digital Learning: Powering Up Alaska's Schools (pdf)
The Board/Superintendent Relationship (ppt)
Legislative Priorities and Bill Review (ppt)
What is Currently Driving the Legislature (ppt)
APEI Luncheon Talk with Jeff Bush (ppt)
Academy Flyer (pdf)
Legislative Update Webinar
Carl Rose, AASB Executive Director
March 8, 2012
Audio (mp3)
Presentation (pdf)
2012 Leadership/Legislative Fly-in and Youth Advocacy Institute presentation materials
February 11-14, 2012, Baranof Hotel, Juneau, AK
Key Legislative Issues and Bill Review (pdf)
Legislative Process and Context (pdf)
Collaborative Framework and Governance Principles (pdf)
NSBA Leadership Conference and Federal Relations Network (pdf)
Budget Overview (pdf)
Winter Boardsmanship and Secretaries Workshop
Dec. 8-10, 2011 - Anchorage, AK
Winter Boardsmanship materials
Secretary Workshop materials
AASB's 58th Annual Conference materials
November 3-6, 2011
Anchorage, AK
Select keynotes and presentations have been recorded at this link for viewing thanks to The Chariot Group and GCI.
(Other Conference presentations)
Youth Leadership Institute photos (@ flickr.com)
AASB Conference photos (@flickr.com)
Our sponsors, exhibitors, and donors
Webinar - Newly Elected Member Orientation
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 @ Noon
Host: Timi Tullis
Presentation (pdf)
Audio (mp3)
Fall Boardsmanship Academy Materials
Sept. 16-18, 2010
Anchorage, AK
School Climate and Policy (pdf)
AASB's Joseph Reeves and Jenni Lefing
Needs of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (pdf)
Patrick Pillai, Special Education Service Agency
Energy Savings (pdf)
Jimmy Ord, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Farm to School (pdf)
DNR, Division of Agriculture
Aanka Xoodzi (Town Bear) book (info at alaskaice.org)
Liz Dodd, Hazy Island Books
Resolutions Webinar
Carl Rose, AASB Executive Director
John Greely, Chief Editor; Timi Tullis, Director Membership Services
Sept. 14, 2011
audio (mp3)
Congratulations to the 2011 June Nelson Memorial Scholarship Recipients!
Click on the blue links to read their essays.
Marina Anderson, Craig
Bailey Brewer, Denali
Gelsey Carmichael, Mt. Edgecumbe
Dianna Durbin, Fairbanks
Margaret Garrison, Sitka
Madison Hutchings, Anchorage
Shannon Lindow, Cordova
Chelsea Mills, Kake
Maka Monture, Yakutat
Della Sontos, Anchorage
AASB received a total of 94 applications. Thank you to all 2011 graduates who applied.
Spring Boardsmanship Academy and Legislative Fly-In materials
March 26-29, 2011, Juneau, AK
Sat. March 26
“What Happens is Up to You”, Students use Technology to Combat Bullying
Floyd Dryden Middle School students integrated writing, technology, Alaska Native culture and the performing arts to create an interactive DVD which promotes constructive reaction to school bullies and reducing bullying behaviors as told through an Alaska Native voice.
Using Formative Assessment to Assure Kids are Meeting the 3rd Grade SBA’s (.ppt)
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District - Doing What it Takes to Help our Primary Students Succeed
Sun. March 27
What is Currently Driving the Legislature (.ppt)
Carl Rose, AASB Executive Director
Developing Strategies on Priorities for the Final Stretch of the Session (.ppt)
Carl Rose, AASB Executive Director
Mid-session Legislative Update Webinar
Carl Rose, AASB Executive Director
March 9, 2011
Audio (mp3)
Presentation (ppt)
2011 Board Presidents Webinar Series
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- On line and on the phone interactive workshops
- Save your district travel costs while gaining a wealth of information
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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
The 3-part webinar series delves into the topics of:
Policy Responsibilities (February 16),
Meetings (March 2),
Leadership Role in Governance (March 16).
Leadership Fly-In & Youth Advocacy Institute Materials
(Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, Baranof Hotel, Juneau, AK)
• Roles and Responsibilities of Governance (pdf)
Norm Wooten, AASB Director of QS2
• Policy as the Work of Governance (pdf)
Joseph Reeves, AASB Associate Executive Director
• Key Legislative Issues and Bill Review (ppt)
Carl Rose, AASB Executive Director
• Transforming learning through digital creativity (ppt)
Jason Ohler, jasonohler.com
For a list of complete materials, click here.
2010 Winter Boardsmanship Academy materials
Westmark Hotel, Anchorage, AK
December 8-10
Employee Management Workshop (Wed. Dec. 8)
Fair Labor Standards Act (ppt)
Civil Liberties and Technology in the Schools (pdf)
Do’s and Don'ts For Dealing with a Problem Employee (pdf)
Job Descriptions for Return-to-Work and ADA (ppt)
Secretaries Workshop (Thurs./Fri. Dec. 9,10)
OSHA and You (ppt)
Policy (doc)
Boardsmanship Academy (Thurs./Fri. Dec. 9,10)
Recruitment and Retention (pdf)
Job Descriptions for Return-to-Work and ADA (ppt)
Discrimination Issues (pdf)
Staff Evaluation (pdf)
How Does the Board Set Direction with Policy and Regulation? (pdf)
The Board’s Quasi-Judicial Responsibility (pdf)
57th Annual Conference materials
(Nov. 11-14, Anchorage, AK)
AASB hosted over 350 school board members and 89 youth at our organization's 57th Annual Conference and Youth Leadership Institute. Our keynote speakers Lynn Fielding from the Children's Reading Foundation and Katherine Gottlieb of Southcentral Foundation were among a talented group of advocates and presenters AASB was fortunate to have hosted. Thank you to our school board members and school districts who participated and contributed to making it a success. AASB would also like to thank our sponsors and exhibitors for their support. Below are links to materials from the four-day event:
Thursday, Nov. 11; Friday, Nov. 12;
Saturday, Nov. 13; Sunday, Nov. 14
All materials
New Board Member Orientation Webinar materials
(Oct. 14, 2010)
• Webinar audio (mp3)
• Helpful Hints (pdf)
• Effective Governance through Board Standards (pdf)
• Activities and Services (pdf)
Fall Boardsmanship Academy Materials
Sept. 18-19, 2010
Fairbanks, AK
• Overviews of WorkKeys® & Alaska Career & Technical Education Plan (pdf)
• Building Effective Superintendent/Board Relations, Yukon Koyukuk School District (pdf)
• The School Board’s Role in Improving School Climate, Sally Rue and Norm Wooten (pdf)
• Alaska Humanities Forum (pdf)
• Ethical Decisions Board Members Struggle With!, Norm Wooten and Timi Tullis (pdf)
• Parliamentary Procedure & Helpful Tips for Better Meetings, Sue Hull (pdf)
• Future Educators of Alaska (pdf - large file)
• Alaska Statewide Mentoring Project (pdf)
2010 AASB Resolutions Webinar Materials
Friday, September 10, 2010 @ noon
Webinar Audio (mp3)
Webinar Presentation (pdf)
Where We Stand (pdf)
Draft AASB Belief Statements and Core Resolutions with amendments proposed by the Board of Directors for membership consideration on Aug. 3, 2010
AASB is soliciting resolutions from local school boards for consideration at our 2010 Annual Conference in November. Your school board may wish to comment on proposed changes to the resolutions packet or submit resolutions of your own. The deadline established by our bylaws for AASB to receive your comments and proposals is October 1. Join the Resolutions Discussion here.
2010 June Nelson Memorial Scholarship Winners
AASB is pleased to announce the winners of the 19th Annual June Nelson Memorial Scholarship. We evaluated 63 applications from students with diverse backgrounds from around the state, and were blown away by the skills, local involvement, and promise each showed with their essays and application materials. Each student will receive $1,000 toward their post-secondary education. The scholarship may be applied toward the student’s choice of a business, trade, or college institution.
The 2010 JNMS winners are:
Courtney Enright Ketchikan
Nicole Fennimore Galena
Elijah Graham Fairbanks
Jeremy Head Nome
Alexa Hinzman Fairbanks
Rachel Kennedy Mat Su Borough
Haley Nelson Juneau
John Scott Galena
Patrick Trinidad Unalaska
Sophie Wiepking-Brown Anchorage
Spring Boardsmanship Academy and Fly-In 2010 Materials
March 27-30, 2010
Baranof Hotel, Juneau, AK
Presentation materials:
Implementation of a Drug Policy
Juneau School District
State System of Support
Les Morse, EED
Updating Your Insurance Plan
Jeff Bush, APEI
What is Currently Driving the Legislature?
Carl Rose, AASB
Data for School Boards
Norm Wooten, Board President Kodiak, QS2 Director AASB
Legislative Priorities and Bill Review
See the Academy Flyer for the schedule and other details.
Legislative Update Webcast (March 10, 2010)
Carl Rose provided an update on the goals of better funding from the state, more programs for early childhood development, and local innovation in the classroom. He also fielded your questions on the 51st day of the session.
(audio - mp3) (presentation - pdf)
2010 Leadership Fly-In/Youth Advocacy Institute Materials
(Feb. 6-9, Juneau, AK)
Presentation topics included:
» Building Team Relationships to be Effective
» Putting Leadership Skills into Practice
» Key Legislative Issues
» and more.
Materials from the Leadership Fly-In 2010
Click here for the Fly-In/YAI brochure
Winter Boardsmanship Academy and Secretary Workshop materials (Dec. 9 -11)
Boardsmanship Academy Presentations and materials (in pdf format)
Negotiations Update (John Greely);
The Board’s Fiduciary Responsibility (Joseph Reeves, AASB);
Preparing for Negotiations (John Sedor and William Evans);
Record Keeping Comprehensive (Michael Lary, APEI)
(OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook, 29 CFR 1904 Recordkeeping, Recordable Accident vs. Non-Recordable Accident, OSHA Form 300)
Secretary Workshop materials (in pdf format)
Family Medical Leave Act (Copper River School District);
Policy Online (AASB)
AASB's 56th Annual Conference
Sparking Student Success was the theme of AASB's 2009 Annual Conference, held Nov. 5-8 in Anchorage. Keynote speakers Willie Hensley and Frank Kros led a talented and dedicated group of education leaders offering insights and information to our school board members in attendance.
Presentation materials, photos, and other conference materials can be found here.
New Board Member Orientation Webinar materials
(Oct. 15, 2009)
Webinar audio (mp3)
Presentations (in pdf format):
Helpful Hints for Making a Difference, Effective Governance through Board Standards
Fall Boardsmanship Academy materials (Sept. 19-20, 2009)
Presentations (in pdf format):
Childhood Obesity, Safe Routes, RTI, IDEA, H1N1, School Climate, Best Beginnings, Thread, Self-assessment
Resolutions Webinar Meeting materials (Sept. 10, 2009)
Webinar Meeting Agenda (pdf)
Resolutions Process and Timeline (pdf)
Resolutions (new text) (pdf)
Webinar Audio (mp3)
AASB's Spring Academy and Legislative Fly-In
The Spring Academy and Legislative Fly-in took place in Juneau at the Baranof Hotel, March 28-31, 2009. Subjects covered at the academy included early childhood education, vocational skills needed for today's workforce, and the impacts of distance delivery educational programs. The Fly-in focused on issues affecting education in 2009, meeting with legislators, and legislation impacting individual districts.
Presentation materials from the Academy and Fly-in
View photos of the visit to the Governor's Mansion (on Flickr.com)
AASB's 2009 Leadership Conference, Legislative Fly-In, and Youth Advocacy Institute
The meetings were held at the Baranof Hotel in Juneau from Feb. 7 - 10. Topics such as parliamentary procedure, leadership roles on boards, issues effecting education in 2009, and the impacts of new legislation on school districts were discussed. Youth and adult attendees also had the opportunity to meet with legislators and other decision makers.
Presentation materials from the Leadership Conf. and Fly-In
View photos of the Youth Advocacy Institute (on Flickr.com)
AASB's 2008 Winter Boardsmanship Academy
The academy was held at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage, Dec. 11-12. The theme of the academy was negotiations and workshop topics included: the board's role, the collective bargaining process, what to do in a labor dispute, and understanding the overall negotiations process.
Presentation materials from the Academy
AASB’s 55th Annual Conference a Success
Innovation was at the center of AASB’s 55th Annual Conference, where featured speakers Dr. Donna Beagle and Marco Torres headlined a packed list of education leaders offering insight for school board members. The state’s largest education conference, under the theme “Building Alaska’s Innovation Pipeline,” ran Nov. 6-9, 2008 at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage.
Share your impressions, questions, and ideas about this year's annual conference with others at our AASB Forum page. Your collective observations will help to shape future conferences.
View photos of the conference taken by Marco Torres and AASB staff on the Flickr photo sharing website. To include your own conference photos in this set, upload them to flickr.com and add the tag "aasb2008" to each photo.
Presentation materials, videos and other resources from the conference can be found here
