Distinguished Board, Master Board Member
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Be Recognized:
Distinguished School Board or Master School Board Member Accreditation
The ultimate goal of public education is to provide opportunities for learning, growth and achievement for all students. Effective school governance is essential for attaining this goal as well as promoting the community’s trust in public education and ensuring responsible stewardship of resources. In fact, how well schools and students achieve is inextricably linked to how well schools are governed.
PSBA will recognize school boards and individual board members who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in attaining the goals of effective governance and meeting the needs of students for the 21st century through educational excellence and equity of all students.
Select one of the links below to download a copy of the application for either the Distinguished School Board or Master School Board Member accreditation. The Distinguished School Board application is based on the six PSBA Standards for Effective School Governance. The Master School Board Member application is based on the PSBA Code of Conduct for Members of Pennsylvania School Boards.
Completed applications must be returned to PSBA by May 1 each year. For the year 2008, and for this year only, members who have left their boards but still want to be considered for the accreditation may apply.
A panel of PSBA past presidents will review the anonymous applications to evaluate compliance with the requirements for accreditation. Those boards and individual board members who receive the accreditation will be notified by Aug. 1 each year. The accreditations will be presented publicly at the annual PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference in October. Each accredited board and accredited individual board members also will be recognized at a local public board meeting. In addition, a press release explaining the award and acknowledging the recipients will be distributed to the media by PSBA.
 Distinguished School Board (Application is based on the six PSBA Standards for Effective School Governance) |
 Master School Board Member (Application is based on PSBA Code of Conduct for Members of Pennsylvania School Boards) |