Over the next four days, School Board News Today will be covering the top events and sessions at NSBA’s annual Leadership Conference and its Federal Relations Network (FRN) Conference, held in Washington, D.C.
The NSBA Leadership Conference, held Feb. 4 to 5, is a two-day networking and professional development event designed to explore issues and opportunities related to state school board association leadership and management. The conference brings about 200 people to Washington, D.C., including the NSBA Board of Directors, state school boards association officers as identified by the executive director, and NSBA international partner association officers.
The annual FRN Conference, which runs from Feb. 5 to 7, brings more than 700 school board members, selected by their state associations, and state association staff to Washington to learn about the most current federal policies and issues that will impact their schools. This year, Reps. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.), Rush Holt (D-N.J.), Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) are scheduled to speak at the conference. Two new legislative action committees focusing on urban and rural school issues also will meet for the first time.
Participants will spend a day meeting with their representatives on Capitol Hill to further discuss federal issues and pending legislation and advocate for the needs of their school districts.
In addition, NSBA’s Council of Urban Boards of Education members will meet concurrently on important issues for urban schools.
Keep reading School Board News Today for highlights from these activities.
