Hope Bjerke, board member, Junction Elementary School District What did your district do to foster learning recovery and educational advancements during the 2021–22 school year? What do you have planned for the 2022–23 school year to continue this progress? During June 2021, we invited our […]
Category: School boards in action
School Boards in Action: 5 Questions with Ami Gandhi
Ami Gandhi, board member, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District What did your school district do to foster learning recovery and educational advancements during 2021–22 school year? What do you have planned for the 2022–23 school year to continue this progress? There have been many […]
School Boards in Action: 5 questions with Maimona Afzal Berta, Franklin-McKinley School District
CSBA knows the challenges school communities continue to face and the hard work school boards across the state are putting in to ensure students receive the academic and social-emotional supports they need. District and county offices of education have implemented innovative solutions to address a host […]
That’s a wrap! Inclusion film camp in Solano County
By Lisette Estrella-Hernandez, Solano County Office of Education superintendent The Solano County Office of Education (SCOE) successfully partnered with the North Bay Regional Center to bring an Inclusion Film Camp to local neuro-diverse students at no cost to participants. For two weeks during the summer, […]
CSBA examines UTK implementation considerations, insights in new policy brief and webinar
With local educational agencies preparing to create or expand transitional kindergarten offerings in the coming years, CSBA has developed a variety of resources to support these efforts. A new research and policy brief, “Advancing Universal Transitional Kindergarten — Questions for School Board Members,” a corresponding […]
California school leaders, researchers discuss impacts of declining enrollment
California is estimating a 9 percent drop in K-12 enrollment, with some counties experiencing double that amount, by 2030. To complicate the picture, other counties are expecting to see enrollment increase as much as 10 percent. While the COVID-19 pandemic may have accelerated the decreases, […]
Exploring the connection between LCFF and uplifting student voice
A case study of a local educational agency in San Jose can be an example to others as they look to advance student voice and create more equitable academic outcomes among K-12 learners. Nothing About Us Without Us: A Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Case […]
Saluting trustees during School Board Recognition Month
This January during School Board Recognition Month, CSBA salutes local educational agency boards and encourages communities around California to do the same. Roughly 5,100 California school board trustees — the largest group of elected officials in the state — aid in supporting student success by […]
How the federal government and LEAs are preserving and celebrating Native American culture
Federal agencies and California schools are making efforts to celebrate Native American culture this November for National Native American Heritage Month. On Nov. 15, the United States Departments of the Interior, Education and Health and Human Services announced an initiative aimed at preserving, protecting and […]
How LEAs recognized National Hispanic Heritage Month
“Hispanic Heritage Month is not only a chance to celebrate our past, but to set an example for the next generation,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona in a recent tweet. As National Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, here is how some […]