When you renew your PSBA membership, you receive exclusive services.  expert training. professional development. policy services. HR services. affordable insurance. powerful advocacy. communication resources. events. 

As the first school boards association in the nation, PSBA has provided Pennsylvania's school board directors and school leaders with services, advocacy and counsel for nearly 130 years. With the unified voice of more than 6,000 members, advocates and partners, PSBA is dedicated to promoting and fighting for exceptional public education for Pennsylvania's 1.7 million public school students. 

Whether you’re a veteran school board director who has participated in live events and become familiar with our staff, or you’re in your first years of service, we want to remind you how PSBA can be a partner to your district and support you in your role as a school board director. 

Explore the webpage below to hear PSBA staff talk about how we can partner with your district, explore our services in more detail and read what others are saying about their experience with PSBA.

In the past year, PSBA's policy services team responded to more than 6,720 requests for policy assistance.
In the past year, PSBA's policy services team updated and delivered 33 new policies for Pennsylvania’s public schools.
In the past year, PSBA's member services team posted more than 2,000 job openings on Career Gateway to fill vacancies in public education.
In the past year, PSBA's member services team facilitated 15 compensation studies in support of financial health for many public school districts across the state.
In the two state budgets included in the past legislative session, PSBA’s advocacy was effective in generating an additional $1.43 billion in funding for K-12 education. That includes basic education, special education, level-up, school safety, mental health, and career and technical education.
PSBA’s advocacy efforts helped defeat various attempts to implement school voucher programs in Pennsylvania and attempts to eliminate the ability of school districts to appeal the assessed value of taxable property, which protected over $750 million in state and local education revenues.
PSBA was successful in defeating or softening many new state educational mandates, which allowed school entities to avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in new costs.
In the past year, PSBA's legal team responded to over 1,000 legal inquiries from superintendents, board directors or school solicitors.
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Founded in 2022, the Pennsylvania School Safety Institute (PennSSI) provides safety training, resources and information to school districts and law enforcement across the commonwealth. PennSSI provides hands-on training for dealing with emerging security threats that may occur in school buildings, district property and other locations where students may be present. Using both a 360-degree augmented reality simulator and an eight-room interactive simulator, participants can practice responses to a variety of scenarios. District leadership, professional and support staff can utilize de-escalation techniques as they confront a variety of scenarios.
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Exclusive services

PSBA supports school leaders with specific district needs through crisis communications services, energy solutions and offerings from endorsed program providers.

Legal services

The PSBA legal team is focused on helping school boards and their local counsel understand and comply with the Pennsylvania Public School Code and address questions on other school legal matters.
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Required School Director Training

As the only statewide provider approved by the PA Department of Education, PSBA provides members with required new and advanced school director training. New School Director Training provides foundational knowledge for newly elected school directors, offering participants training on key laws, policies and processes that guide school board governance and leadership. Advanced School Director Training offers elevated content for reelected directors.
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Government affairs

PSBA is dedicated to protecting and growing public education at the state and federal level. At 6,000+ members strong, led by a team of ambassadors spread across the state, PSBA has enormous potential to raise its collective voice. Advocacy engagement has flourished this year, with 52 meet-and-greets with freshman legislators, more than 50 Show Them What It Takes visits from legislators to schools, and more than 460 school district boards have passed a charter funding resolution.

Professional development

PSBA supports school boards in strengthening their communities by offering content that covers mental health and wellness, community partnerships, and dignity and belonging.
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Policy services

PSBA provides members with professionally written and legally referenced policies that are tailored to an individual school entity and economically priced. PSBA’s policy services team provides districts with policy management and maintenance as well as administrative regulations.
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HR services

PSBA offers comprehensive HR services, including job vacancy postings, compensation studies, job description development services, executive and superintendent search services, staffing studies, and superintendent evaluations.
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Affordable insurance

PSBA Insurance offers specialized products designed to address the needs and concerns of Pennsylvania public schools, delivered to our members with personalized customer service.
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Events

PSBA offers members a variety of live education and networking events throughout the year. Upcoming events can be viewed through the events calendar.
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COSSBA

Through your district's PSBA membership, you also receive access to COSSBA, a voluntary, non-partisan federation of state school boards associations.
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School Board Secretaries Forum

The PSBA School Board Secretaries Forum provides networking and professional development opportunities to help you do your job more effectively and efficiently.
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Member communications

PSBA supports members with an array of newsletters, video programs and other communication channels, which provide vital and timely information on topics affecting public education. Archives of many member communications can be found on myPSBA.
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"The self-assessment process provides an evidence-based approach to reflecting on board operations and dynamics. It can be a powerful way to initiate depersonalized conversations about improving how boards work together for common purposes."​
"PSBA is absolutely wonderful to work with! They address any questions or concerns very promptly and process our policy updates with the utmost accuracy."
"We really value the policy maintenance program as it assures that we are up to date on all policies for our board and district."
"PSBA's compensation study provided us with the information we needed to provide fair and equitable compensation plans for our Act 93 Administrators. The staff at PSBA was very professional and knowledgeable and willing to involve us in the process so we felt confident in the final results."
"The new job description review process was very thorough and the platform helped us focus on the big picture of position responsibilities rather than getting mired in individual tasks."
"PSBA provided services for the superintendent search that found us a candidate that is well qualified and a terrific fit for our district. Our hope is that he remains with our district for a sufficient time so that his vision can materialize and be made evident. Thanks, PSBA, for your efficient and thorough planning of our search. You would not tolerate delay tactics and followed the time schedule perfectly. Mucho Kudos!"
"Career Gateway offers an easy and efficient way to reach a large group of qualified candidates."
"The evaluation tool is a resource that not only enumerates the performance of a superintendent, it also drives the goal setting process from the start."
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