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GSBA Student Video Contest Opens!

The Georgia School Boards Association in partnership with the Georgia Vision Project's Spark campaign are sponsoring a student video contest for member districts, high school students all over Georgia. Winners will be recognized at the /GSSA Annual Conference in Atlanta, December 7, 2018. First place prize is $1000, second place is $500 and third place is $250. Entry deadline is October 15th. Please pass this message along to your high schools. For more information, contest guidelines, eligibility and entry forms visit gsba.com/stude

GSBA Elects New Officers & Adopts Legislative Positions for the 2018-2019 Year

MEDIA CONTACT: Justin Pauly, GSBA Director of Communications 770-962-6843, jpauly@gsba.com Follow us on facebook and twitter.   JUNE 13, 2018– Local boards of education and superintendents met June 8-9 in Savannah for the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) Summer Conference and Delegate Assembly. On Friday, June 8, representatives from 124 school boards in Georgia met to approve the legislative positions of the association and to elect GSBA’s 2018-2019 officers. Ms. Katrina Young, of the Rockdale County School B

GSBA 2018 Summer Conference & Delegate Assembly, June 8-9

MEDIA CONTACT: Justin Pauly, Director of Communications, 770-962-6843, jpauly@gsba.com   JUNE 6, 2018- The Georgia School Boards Association will hold the Summer Conference and Delegate Assembly in Savannah, June 8-9.  Approximately 600 local board members and superintendents will be in attendance for this year’s Pre-Conference Workshops and the Summer Conference and Delegate Assembly.  This year’s conference keynote speakers include Dr. Donna Beegle of Communicating Across Barriers, Dr. Eris Thomas, State Chief Turnaroun

Simbli Users Named 2018 Technology Leaders in National Survey

      Contact:  Andy Ryff, eBOARDsolutions Marketing Manager, 770.822.3632, aryff@eboardsolutions.com Simbli, eBOARDsolutions flagship board governance software solution, helps high achieving school districts around the U.S. earn top honors in 2018 Digital School District Survey Awards.   [Lawrenceville, GA] – March 30, 2018 – eBOARDsolutions is pleased to recognize and congratulate this year’s winners of the 2018 Digital School District Survey.  Thirteen of this year’s winners are Simbli users who continue to

GSBA Statement on QBE Increase

Governor Nathan Deal has increased the revenue estimate for FY '19 and most of the increase is going to K-12 education to end the austerity cut to the QBE formula. This will eliminate the final $166.7 million austerity measure still left in the k-12 public education budget. “The Georgia School Boards Association Board of Directors is pleased to receive this news and we extend our most sincere thanks to Governor Deal for leading this effort. We also appreciate the support of Appropriations Chairmen Sen. Jack Hill and Rep. Terry England