AASB’s Spring Boardsmanship Academy 2025

Registration is Open!

Join us April 26-27, 2025, at The Lakefront Anchorage

This year’s Spring Boardsmanship Academy is focused on Establishing Meaningful Tribal Consultation for Educational Programs (Day 1) and Building Boardsmanship Skills (Day 2).

Tribal Consultation in Education is a collaborative process between tribal leaders and school districts serving Alaska Native or American Indian students.

This event will provide a space for school board members and tribal leaders to collaborate to establish a shared vision and develop initial steps for tribal consultation.

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Day 1 – Saturday, April 26: Tribal Consultation for Educational Programs

Co-Hosted by the National Indian Education Association and the Association of Alaska School Boards

Day one will focus on how school districts and tribes can co-define and strengthen meaningful tribal consultation for education. This day is intended for board members, district staff, tribal teams, and school districts interested in learning more about and exploring the following topics:

• Key steps, protocols, and federal requirements for tribal consultation in education.
• Defining meaningful consultation and developing region-specific protocols.
• Coordinating efforts to serve Alaska Native students through historical and current perspectives.
• Building frameworks for ongoing collaboration between school districts and tribal leaders.

Day 2 – Sunday, April 27: Building Boardsmanship Skills and Key Practices

Hosted by the Association of Alaska School Boards

Sunday will be focused on continuing conversations around Tribal Consultation while building your boardsmanship skills to build a cohesive school board team.

Online registration closes Friday, April 18, 2025, 5:00 pm AK.

Agenda | Booking Your Hotel

Room block deadline: March 24

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Inviting Your District’s Tribal Partners

All tribal partners should register through their local school district. Districts can use the sample invitation to invite Tribal Leadership. Tribal consultation is required within ESEA for federally recognized tribal governments.

Note: It is not required that all school boards attend with tribal partners, but it is strongly encouraged.

Some partners may want to have a local/virtual listening session with tribal leaders who are unable to attend. Please contact Lori Grassgreen for more information on this.

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Travel Scholarships

Limited travel scholarships may be available to certain AASB grant-funded partnerships (Alaska Family Engagement Center, Kayuli, and Full Service Community Schools). Contact Lori Grassgreen at lgrassgreen@aasb.org for more information.