Events archive
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)
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
