This Weekly Update provides members with the latest news from the association as well as important education-related developments. CSBA was recently the subject of a malicious cyberattack resulting in outages to some internal systems, including the primary CSBA website, training registration and email marketing systems. […]
Category: Resources
Resources
Research paper identifies best practices for school closures
A recent research paper by the National Demographics Corporation, a CSBA Business Affiliate, outlines best practices for closing schools in response to factors like declining enrollment, underused facilities, staffing challenges, aging campuses and tight budgets. “Closing Schools Without Breaking Trust: Best Practices for California School […]
Report finds lack of career navigation help for students despite rise in pathways
A report released this summer by FutureEd examines the disconnect between new career pathways being offered in U.S. high schools and the lack of guidance provided to students to take advantage of these opportunities.
CSBA webinar spotlights superintendent-principals
A Sept. 17 webinar, “Support Strategies for the Superintendent-Principal,” provided real-world examples that brought to life CSBA’s May report Two Jobs, One Person: Supporting the Superintendent-Principal, which spotlights the dual-role administrator and is proving to be a vital resource for those in the field.
Addressing teacher shortages in California
The Learning Policy Institute explores trends in California’s teacher workforce supply in a new brief, “California’s Teacher Shortages: Trends in Supply, Demand, and Turnover.” Using data from the California Department of Education (CDE) and the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), researchers determined that turnover […]
CSBA 2026–27 Back-to-School Digest
As the 2026–27 academic year begins, school communities are preparing for another year of opportunities, new and continuing priorities and evolving challenges. To help governance teams start the year with confidence, CSBA has assembled this Back-to-School Digest featuring timely resources, practical guidance and key information […]
Forging community partnerships in small districts
At a recent convening of CSBA’s Small School Districts Advisory Workgroup, members brainstormed approaches for building community partnerships. The group, comprising local educational agencies with an average daily attendance of under 2,500 students, meets monthly to discuss timely topics.
Arvin Union SD touts big improvements in attendance
A recent webinar hosted by Education Week and SchoolStatus highlighted attendance strategies that helped Arvin Union School District improve its attendance with a 43 percent reduction in chronic absenteeism. In the 2024–25 school year, Arvin Union SD had a chronic absenteeism rate of 15 percent. […]
Multimedia textbook highlights AAPI communities
A new resource from UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center, “Foundations and Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook,” covers more than 50 years of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) studies in one convenient, online portal that high school educators can access.
Clovis Unified celebrates student success through cultural connections
In December 2025, more than 600 Clovis Unified School District high school and middle school students attended the district’s 13th annual Asian American Student Success Conference. The conference, held at Clovis East High, celebrates a different region each year and 2025 spotlighted the Cambodian culture […]