Governor’s Proclamation Declares 2023 School Board Appreciation Week
MEDIA CONTACT: Justin Pauly, Director of Communications, 770-962-6843, jpauly@gsba.com
MAR. 13, 2023 – We join in a statewide celebration to recognize the efforts of local school board members. March 13-17, 2023 is School Board Appreciation Week in Georgia. The weeklong observance calls attention to the contributions of local boards of education. View the Governor’s Proclamation.
As constitutional officers of Georgia, school board members are responsible for setting educational polic
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Beacon Award Winners Announced
The Georgia School Boards Association is thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Beacon Award!GSBA’s Beacon Award recognizes reporting on public education by people, representatives, or organizations whose coverage or projects over time has created an understanding of public education issues by informing the general public about programs, policies and/or issues affecting the public schools, students, and/or communities.
The GSBA Awards committee, made of board of education members from all over Georgia, critiqued the applicati
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2022 Student Video Contest Winners Announced
The Georgia School Boards Association is thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Student Video Contest!
GSBA sponsors a student video contest for public high school students all over the state. This year’s theme was, "To My Younger Self. If you could travel back in time and give advice to your middle school self, what would it be?"
The GSBA Awards committee, made of board of education members from all over Georgia, critiqued the videos on how well they addressed the topic, as well as the quality of the production and the c
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Local Georgia School Districts Receive GSBA Safety Grants
Media Contact: Justin Pauly, Director of Communications, jpauly@gsba.com, 770-962-6843
The Georgia School Boards Association, Risk Management Services (RMS) is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Safety Grant recipients.
The grants are available to assist and improve safety in local school systems, who are members of the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) Risk Management Services (RMS).
“Safety of Georgia’s public-school students and staff is of the upmost importance,” said Valarie Wilson, GSBA Executive Director. “When
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2022 Election Guide for Public Education in Georgia
2022 Georgia Candidates' Views on Public Education
We are pleased to announce the release of the“2022 Georgia Candidates' Views on Public Education”. We invited the candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and superintendent of schools to answer the same five education-related questions. These questions were designed to give insight into the candidates’ vision, philosophy on governance, and views on specific education issues.
We recommend posting the publication to your website and social media, distributing it to your c
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