About OSBA

OSBA Board

The OSBA board consists of up to 21 directors, each elected on a regional basis for a two-calendar-year term. The board also includes these non-voting ex-officio members:

  • Any director of the National School Boards Association elected from Oregon
  • The immediate past president of the Oregon Association of School Executives
  • The immediate past president of the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators
  • The board section president of the Oregon Association of Education Service Districts
  • The president of the Oregon Community College Association
  • The chair of the State Board of Education

Board Member and Officer Roles and Responsibilities   
Essential Duties of OSBA Board Members 
Eligibility to Serve and Term of Office
Board and Executive Director Operating Agreements
OSBA Finance Committee

President's Post
Updates on OSBA board goals and activities from OSBA's President.

Don't forget to register for NSBA's Annual Conference

The conference offers more than 200 sessions focused on student achievement and accountability, innovations in district operations and management, technology and learning, as well as governance and executive leadership.

How critical is PERS reform?

Keeping you in the loop - March 2013 Update from Betsy Miller-Jones

Leaving the shadows behind

President's Post: March 2013 Update from Terry Lenchitsky, OSBA board president

Legislative Day provides sweet opportunities for board members

President's Post: May 2013 Update from Terry Lenchitsky, OSBA board president

Listening, sharing and keeping a focus on local control

Keeping you in the loop - May 2013 Update from Betsy Miller-Jones

Montgomery joins OSBA Board with new outlook

Doug Montgomery represents the Multnomah Region on OSBA's Board of Directors; he is also a member of the Multnomah Education Service District Board.

OSBA advances key initiatives

Keeping you in the loop - April 2013 Update from Betsy Miller-Jones

OSBA Board adopts resolution urging NSBA American Indian/Alaska Native caucus growth

The OSBA Board of Directors recognizes the impact of Native American board members in the governance model of the National School Boards Association.

OSBA Board members attend NSBA annual convention

Dave Krumbein (OSBA vice president/Pendleton), Kris Howatt (OSBA past president/Gresham-Barlow) and Terry Lenchitsky (OSBA president/Oregon Trail) attend the National School Boards Association Delegate Assembly.

OSBA Board selects new Executive Director

The Oregon School Boards Association Board of Directors has unanimously selected Betsy Miller-Jones as the association’s new executive director.

OSBA survey reveals members’ major concerns

OSBA’s members’ most pressing concern is the budgetary issues that face their respective districts, such as the cost of PERS, financial uncertainty and the challenge of meeting their districts’ needs with limited resources.

OSBA welcomes Oregonian's Pulaski to communications staff

Alex Pulaski, assistant bureau chief with The Oregonian newspaper, will join OSBA on Feb. 25 as our new communications specialist.

OSBA's Student Achievement Gateway puts you in the know

OSBA's new online Gateway can guide you to information you can use now to help students succeed. Check it out!

Profile: New OSBA Board member Doug Nelson

Doug Nelson, High Desert ESD Board member and former superintendent of Bend-La Pine Schools, represents the Central Region on OSBA's Board of Directors.

Strong Schools, Strong State resources online

This important statewide coalition effort is designed to urge state policymakers to prioritize education among our state investments by supporting adequate and stable funding that ensures a full academic school year for every child in Oregon. Adopt a board resolution to show your support!

Summer Board Conference will hone your leadership skills

OSBA’s Summer Board Conference will help make you a more effective leader at a time when effective leadership is critical to raising student achievement, coping with shrinking budgets and answering ever-heavier demands.

'Urban Issues Day' will address shared challenges

School board members will gather on May 10 to identify specific issues and recommend ways OSBA can help address the special set of challenges and concerns faced by urban districts.

Voter survey supports greater public schools investment

President's Post: April 2013 Update from Terry Lenchitsky, OSBA board president