New Board Members
As a newly elected school director, you have assumed membership in PSBA, an association created especially for school directors in Pennsylvania.
PSBA is a member-based organization that serves public education through different parts of the school district and community. Your association wants to see you succeed in all of your responsibilities as a newly elected school director. PSBA serves you, the individual school board member, in many ways including:
- Training and educational workshops.
- Publications that focus on educational news and trends.
- PSBA staff who are available to answer questions whenever you need them.
PSBA also serves the school board as a whole by helping them develop policies, search for the best school administrators and superintendent, as well as training programs on collective bargaining.
Not only do we represent the 4,509 school directors across the state in 501 school districts, we also are a valuable school law, community and public relations resource for school solicitors, superintendents and other member school administrators, intermediate units, career and technical schools, legislators and governmental agencies.
Resources
Valuable tools and information to help new members get acquainted with their association and their new role as school director.
Members Only
Resources targeted specifically to PSBA members and members of the school management team. Here you will find online versions of publications including the weekly School Leader News and bimonthly PSBA Bulletin, policy samples and Policy News Network newsletter, as well as the link to the Legislative Advocacy Center where members learn about pending legislation, sign up to receive Action E-Alerts and communicate with legislators.
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Issues & Advocacy
When new legislation passes, PSBA is seen as the leader in analyzing it and helping members make sense of it. To help you understand the complex issues facing public education today, resources are grouped here by topic or issue and include research findings and reports, advocacy resources and legislative testimony.
Pride & Promise
A public outreach campaign launched in 2007 to educate local communities about school district funding, increase awareness of the community leadership role of school boards and promote the value of public education.
Community Message Boards
A place for members – such as PSBA Forums, Solicitors, Board Secretaries – to share their issues, knowledge and expertise.
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Publications
PSBA offers a large catalog of handbooks on topics such as leadership, school finance, legal issues and communications. And PSBA’s website offers 24/7 access to news, resources legislative news and online versions of several print publications including the School Leader News and Bulletin.
Directories
Helpful lists of links and directories, including PSBA's Pennsylvania School Directory, PSBA staff and business affiliates (SAM) directories. Legal Links and other commonly used website links also are found here.
Events
Get news and updates, see what meetings are coming up in your area.
Calendar
The master list of important upcoming dates and events.
PSBA News
Important updates, news and information from your association.
Training & Workshops
All currently scheduled program information and registration.
Services
If your school district has a need, chances are that PSBA has a service, expert or program to meet that need.
Advocacy Services
PSBA updates members on the happenings of state government and explain the complexities often involved with legislation. We routinely monitor dozens of pieces of legislation that affect school districts. Staff
Insurance Products & Services
The leader in school insurance for more than 35 years, the Trust delivers a full range of a programs and services such as property, general and excess liability, volunteer insurance protection, employee benefits programs, safety and loss control services, and expert claims administration.
Leadership Development Services
PSBA provides comprehensive training and learning opportunities including recognition programs for exemplary leadership service; and school administrative development services such as administrative search, employee relations and collective bargaining.
Legal Services
The PSBA legal department offers public school entities a broad range of indispensable legal information and assistance. Also find information on the Solicitors Association.
Policy Development Services
Services to develop, review, maintain and audit policies, online samples and Policies on the Web services.
Training
PSBA, through its various programs, strives to provide school board members, chief school administrators, board secretaries and other school leaders with the tools they need to meet the responsibilities of school governance and leadership.
Current PSBA Workshops
All currently scheduled program information and registration.
On-site and Customized Workshops
PSBA will provide an experienced facilitator to help you design a workshop that meets the needs of your board-superintendent team. Workshops also are available for staff to meet professional education needs.