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GSBA offers an assortment of workshops, trainings, and events that help prepare both board members, support staff, and school administrators.
GSBA’s Support Staff Workshop allows collaboration among attendees at a workshop specifically designed for central office support staff personnel. Hear from experts on legal hot topics, parliamentary procedure, GSBA resources, and more!
GSBA’s Support Staff Workshop allows collaboration among attendees at a workshop specifically designed for central office support staff personnel. Hear from experts on legal hot topics, parliamentary procedure, GSBA resources, and more!
The GSBA Leading Edge Award seeks to highlight school districts that are leading the way in ensuring students are competitive in an ever-changing global market.
This program recognizes local public school board members who have served 15 (15-24), 25 (25-29), or 30+ years of consecutive or non-consecutive years on their local board.
Recognizes reporting on public education by people, representatives, or organizations whose coverage has created an understanding of education issues.
The Board Recognition Program is a 3-tier process to achieve the highest level in board governance. The 3 levels are Quality, Distinguished, & Exemplary.
This prestigious award honors the top board/superintendent team that best demonstrates its commitment to student achievement.
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At eBOARDsolutions, our mission is helping boards lead and govern effectively and operate efficiently – and our customers tell us we’re really good at it. Developed by the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA), our board management software, Simbli, helps boards automate and simplify everyday tasks through software that facilitates paperless meetings, strategic planning, policy management, board evaluations, document management, and communications.
Simbli is affordable, super easy to use, incredibly secure, and accessible on any device with an internet connection. It’s also fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), SOC certified, and viewable in a variety of languages.
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The FY2024 catalog will be released in July 2023.
New Board Members: 15 hours
They must complete this training within their first calendar year of service.
Veteran Board Members: 9 hours
Yes, GSBA awards credit hours to new board members who attend a pre-conference workshop prior to being sworn in.
For any changes in staff or board members, please contact Emily Thompson-Anderson, our Database Administrator.
Changes to your profile may be made at any time.
All details relating to regional workshops may be found on the individual event registration page. All active GSBA events may be found here.
No, board members only receive credit for attending the pre-conference workshops. They do not receive credit for attending the conference itself.
Board Member credit hours may be viewed in our profile system here.
Once you log in, access the people tab, then click on a board member’s name. Then click on the CEU tab and all their GSBA training will be listed there. If training was not provided by GSBA, it will not be listed here.
Yes, they can attend the November New Board Member Orientation and receive credit for participating. They may also attend the February New Board Member Orientation after they are sworn in.
Yes, superintendents can attend New Board Member Orientation, Board Chair Workshops, and any other regional workshops GSBA hosts. They will pay the same registration fee as board members.
Superintendents do not receive credit hours for attending the workshops.
Yes, board members must complete all required training in their last year of service. Otherwise, the school board will not be in compliance with Georgia DOE rules.
Yes, GSBA will send out presentations and handouts to all registered attendees after the workshop concludes.
No, board members who attend COSSBA events do not receive credit. GADOE requirements state that all board training must be provided by a DOE-approved trainer.
DOE Annual Training Plan
This is a list of training your board members may plan to attend throughout the upcoming fiscal year (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024).
DOE Annual Training Report
This is a report of what training your board members received in the previous fiscal year (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023)
Both are due to the DOE (not GSBA) on September 30, 2023.
No, GSBA offers New Board Member Orientation separate from our conferences. New Board Member Orientation takes place in November and February of each year*. (*dates subject to change).
Yes, GSBA has this information they can share with their members. Please contact Emily Thompson-Andersonto get this information.
No, it does not. Whole Board Training is just with your governance team (superintendent and board members).
Registration for GSBA events typically opens approximately 6 weeks prior to the event date.
Your profile will only show credit hours obtained through GSBA workshops, conferences, or whole board governance training.