Designed to give you an easy-to-understand guide to the workings of a school board. Considered THE source of information, this resource gives you everything you’ll need to be a board member.

Placemats for board members to use at every board meeting. Printed with laws governing executive sessions, guidelines for streamlining meetings, motions and the rules governing them, and a handy four-year calendar. 11" x 17", laminated for durability.

These 8 1/2 x11 inch two-color certificates of appreciation are suitable for framing (and can trim to 8 x 10 inches). The board member’s name and number of years of service can be imprinted, free of charge.

Preparing for board meetings is labor intensive, time-consuming work: compiling and distributing meeting notices, gathering support materials and publishing agenda packets. BoardBook®, a new on-line application, will make this job easier. BoardBook® streamlines these tasks and yields an integrated electronic agenda packet. This packet constitutes the essential first step in cost-saving electronic distribution of packets and in the creation of a searchable electronic archive and paperless board meetings.

A comprehensive look at what it takes to be an Oregon school, ESD or community college board member. Written by OSBA staff.

Budget committees are a key part of a district’s decision-making process. Although most school funding now comes from the state, the function of your local budget committee has not changed. This 8-page handbook written by OSBA staff explains the committee’s duties and responsibilities.

CaseLaw is a valuable new searchable database of school-related case summaries of U.S. Supreme Court, state supreme and appellate courts, and federal circuit court cases. The CaseLaw Database, free to members, is compiled by OSBA’s Policy and Legal Services staff. You may search by courts, case names, or topics, i.e., athletics, curriculum, employment and labor, finance, local governance, NCLB Act, privatization and choice, property and facilities, school safety, special education and disabilities, and technology.

A 3:46 minute DVD with inspiring music and black and white images set to strong headline messages that "All Children Can Learn." Well-crafted statements note the need to commit to the success of all children, whether through instruction, business practices, or board involvement. Perfect to open (or close) a board meeting or special event.

Have fun with fruit while learning good PR ideas (and mistakes) in this Board Game based on true tales in Oregon schools! Spend a few minutes with your board or school community discovering some of ups and downs of community relations - and take the final lemon test.

This guide leads board members through the community engagement process and the rationale, benefits and concerns associated with convening the community. It examines the board’s crucial role in public engagement, presents how-to strategies such as focus groups and polling, shows how public engagement can help advance student achievement and identifies publications and Internet sources for further information.

Our popular study guide for public education in Oregon includes clear, concise information about Oregon’s Educational Act for the 21st Century. Created as a resource for education reporters, it has become the number one reference for board members. OSBA provides free copies to representatives of the news media.

Our easy-to-use Emergency Response Quick-Step Reference, leads staff through emergencies "A to Z." Keep one in every classroom and office in your district, community college or ESD to help keep emergencies from becoming full-blown crises. (This publication updates and replaces OSBA's Crisis Management Plan.) A "build your own" CD-ROM version is also available.

This award winning publication is published several times a year as a service to OSBA members to provide in-depth analysis on a specific topic.

OSBA staff developed this guide to help board members influence Oregon legislators. This 30-page handbook gives you tools to build your political power -- from how to write effective letters to your legislators to how to organize your own grassroots efforts.

Parliamentary procedures can help boards transact business with speed, efficiency, fairness and harmony. This simple guide, written by OSBA staff specifically for school district, education service district and community college boards, covers the basics of conducting meetings. A handy laminated pocket card listing the precedence of motions and the rules governing them is provided for easy reference.

Save money by purchasing OSBA's student and staff handbooks with the key dates and activities calendar in one combination pack.

OSBA model staff and student handbooks include the most current information about what the laws require you to say to students, parents and staff. Sample language can be used or modified to meet each school’s needs. The key dates calendar includes board and administrator activities required by Oregon Revised Statutes and Oregon Administrative Rules as well as miscellaneous suggested activities.

Learn how to ask for the right data, learn what the data shows and how to use the data to support board decisions. Discover ways to involve community members and inform them about district needs.

To heighten awareness about Internet safety for school-age children, OSBA has reprinted a series of posters created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which are available at cost. The posters are black and white, 12 inches by 16 inches, and suitable for school and community libraries, media centers, and classrooms.

Original four-color art that depicts your community’s responsibility to help nurture young people. These 17" x 24" posters illustrate your community's responsibilities to help nurture young people. Use them to say "Thank You" to school volunteers, business/school partners, parent volunteers, parent committee participants and senior citizen volunteers.

This NSBA guidebook will help boards focus their efforts on improving student achievement and community engagement. This eight key system will assist school boards and superintendents to clarify the roles of superintendents and boards.

A newsletter containing the latest news and information on activities at the Oregon Legislature that affect public education. It is published weekly during Oregon's biennial legislative session.

Use OSBA’s well-researched and annotated key dates calendar as the basis for your district’s calendar of activities. Our model includes board and administrator activities required by Oregon Revised Statutes and Oregon Administrative Rules as well as miscellaneous suggested activities.

Use OSBA’s researched student or staff handbooks as the basis for your school’s handbooks. Our models include the most current information about what the laws require you to say to students, parents and staff. Sample language can be used or modified to meet each school’s needs.

Use OSBA’s researched student or staff handbooks as the basis for your school’s handbooks. Our models include the most current information about what the laws require you to say to students, parents and staff. Sample language can be used or modified to meet each school’s needs.

A newsletter containing the latest information about human resources and collective bargaining issues that affect public education in Oregon.

Guides school district, education service district and community college officials through their long- and short-term borrowing options. OSBA worked with Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation and Preston, Gates & Ellis LLP to publish this comprehensive manual.

A newsletter with state and national news about public education.

A communications service for school districts. Ten monthly packets includes a searchable online archive. Materials include:
--Ready-to-print brochures, calendars, flyers, certificates and a monthly parent newsletter.
--Carefully researched guides on subjects such as handling complaints, public speaking, communicating change, recognizing staff and improving publications.
--Articles that call attention to American Education Week, Teacher Appreciation Day, School Board Recognition Month.
--Special communications and public relations tips for school board members.

OSBA helps create the best policy format available by hosting your policy manual on our Web server and making it available to your staff and community. The annual subscription fee includes:
--OSBA’s quarterly Policy Update subscription
--OSBA’s policy maintenance service (OSBA will maintain the district’s policy manual to include updating any policies changed by board action.)
--The online policy manual is instantly available to your staff and community.
--The online policy manul includes hyperlinks to ORSs and OARs.
A one-time setup fee of $500 and a $1,500 to $3,500 formatting fee (depending on the condition of your electronic policy manual) will get your district started.

An online subscription service providing quarterly newsletters with a brief discussion of current policy issues of concern to Oregon colleges, education service districts and school districts. Sample policies reflecting these issues and changes in state and federal law, if applicable, are included. Additionally, three versions of each edition are provided so subscribers can choose the version tailored to their district type: school district, ESD, or community college.

OSBA's Manual Maintenance Service for colleges, education service districts and school districts includes:
--Access to OSBA's Policy Update subscription with sample policies which reflect state and federal law and rule changes as well as current issues and local needs;
--Complete word processing service performed by OSBA, including policy language modifications by the organization and adoption dates;
--Sufficient number of copies to update all local policy manuals;
--Ongoing consultant services.

Replaces two OSBA handbooks entitled “Conducting Board Meetings” and “Board Executive Sessions.” Everything you need to know about public meetings is now in ONE handbook. We’ve added information and updated legal references and addressed your concerns by answering commonly asked questions and providing sample notices and minutes.

Explains the issues related to raising student achievement, including public engagement to establish a vision, setting standards and implementing testing.

Highlights successful practices based on NSBA’s own random sample of school districts across the nation.

This popular guide by Doris P. Zimmerman, published in 2005, helps you run your board meetings smoothly, according to parliamentary procedures. The 172-page book includes charts, summaries, outlines and sample dialogues.

Heading into contract negotiations soon? Would it be helpful to plug your district's data into a spreadsheet and instantly get total-cost information in a variety of categories for up to five years? Then, check out OSBA’s Proposal Costing models for licensed and classified staff.

The models come on a CD with easy-to-follow written instructions, sample models and a tutorial.

Designed for experienced users of Microsoft Excel, you will need a Windows-based computer with Microsoft Excel 2003, a 330-megahertz or faster Pentium 4 processor and a minimum 512 megabytes of RAM to use the models.

For over 30 years OSBA has compiled this book each January on teacher salaries and related benefits. It is the most complete source of teacher costs including salaries, insurance benefits, longevity pay increments, workdays and extra-duty pay. Information is reported by district size (student population). (The Confederation of Oregon School Administrators prepares a companion book on school administrators’ salaries and benefits.) Also available online - look for SPOT (School Personnel Online Tools). Each district receives two free copies when the book is published in January.

SABA lets you avoid digging through reports and phone lists to gather the latest salary and benefit data from Oregon school districts and ESDs. Click to get teacher salaries for any level of education, percent increases, just the districts in your region, paid leave provisions - plus a lot more. We guide you through five easy steps - with a 'help' button. You can also get the percent increases and insurance data for classified staff - information available nowhere else. SABA puts comparative salary and benefit data on school staff in Oregon at your fingertips. It is updated continuously no waiting until January to get annual teacher salary and benefit data. SABA is also available as part of a full SPOT subscription.

A quarterly publication that includes the latest rulings from federal and state courts, plus rulings that affect schools from the Employment Relations Board, arbitrations, special education and other hearings. An online archive of past issues is included.

SPOT is the biggest gold mine of current, comprehensive, searchable human resource data on Oregon school labor contracts you’ll ever find. The subscription includes: Salary and Benefits Analyzer (SABA) Contract Warehouse Contract Language Index Arbitration Database Salary Schedules Negotiator’s Notebook online

Free online 43-page handbook with everything you need to comply with the new federal law, including worksheets, sample policies, programs and community engagement ideas. School boards must have student wellness programs in place by the time school starts in the fall of 2006.

The information, research, tips and worksheets you’ll find here represent a wealth of experience compiled by our Leadership Services experts that not only makes your job easier, but insures your schools have the qualifed, progressive leadership they deserve. This guide will also help you establish and strengthen the various roles and responsibilities within the superintendent-board team.

Companion to the Key Works Guidebook. Addresses the roles of board members and superintendents in each of the Key Work areas. Provides profiles of school districts where the board and superintendent have developed a successful leadership team for student achievement.

Based on the inspiring case studies of 15 school districts nationwide that have engaged and energized their communities, this report examines trends and frameworks emerging from these studies, including how to define roles, provide for balanced community representation and leverage existing avenues of participation.

Presents key ideas from education's best thinkers and examines future trends and other factors influencing education today. Provides a wide-angle look at student achievement and suggests the right questions to bring to policy deliberations.