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►ASBA Summer Leadership Institute

July 22-24, 2010 - Flagstaff

Tackles some of the most difficult issues in education in-depth, building board members' capacity to respond to serious national and state issues when they affect their local schools.

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►ASBA Law Conference

Sept. 9-11, 2010 - Camelback Inn, Scottsdale

Provides an outstanding review of the challenges facing schools in providing a free and equal education for all. Top legal experts discuss issues of concern to school leaders and address specific questions in many smaller breakout sessions.

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►ASBA County Meetings (PLUS... Early-Bird Session for School Board Candidates)

Provides an opportunity for ASBA and its elected County Directors to share issues and solutions to local challenges with members of other boards in their areas. Board member training accomplishments are celebrated with awards. The early-bird session is followed by dinner, dialogue, program and awards.

Sept. 28 (Tues.) - GREENLEE - Morenci USD
Sept. 29 (Wed.) - GRAHAM – Solomon ESD
Sept. 30 (Thur.) – GILA - San Carlos USD
Oct. 5 (Tues.) - APACHE - Chinle USD
Oct. 6 (Wed.) - NAVAJO - Snowflake USD
Oct. 7 (Thur.) – COCONINO - Grand Canyon USD
Oct. 12 (Tues.) - MOHAVE - W.A.V.E. JTED (Kingman)
Oct. 13 (Wed.) - LA PAZ - Quartzsite ESD (Ehrenberg)
Oct. 14 (Thurs.) - YUMA – Somerton ESD
Oct. 18 (Mon.) - MARICOPA - Glendale UHSD
Oct. 20 (Wed.) - YAVAPAI – Cottonwood-Oak Creek ESD
Oct. 21 (Thur.) – PINAL - Florence USD
Oct. 26 (Tues.) – COCHISE – Benson USD
Oct. 27 (Wed.) - SANTA CRUZ – Patagonia
Oct. 28 (Thur.) - PIMA - Indian-Oasis Baboquivari USD

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For details and registration information on the Early-Bird Session for School Board Candidates, contact Karen Beckvar, Leadership Development Specialist, at kbeckvar@azsba.org.

►ASBA/AASBO/ASA Legislative Workshop

Dec. 15, 2010 — Biltmore Conference Center, Phoenix

Provides a full-day preview of the coming Legislative session with an examination of current education public policy issues and informative, interactive panel discussions with influential state lawmakers.

►New Board Member Orientation

Dec. 15, 2010 - Biltmore Conference Center, Phoenix

►53rd Annual ASBA/ASA Conference

Dec. 15-17, 2010 - Biltmore Conference Center, Phoenix

Provides training for new and veteran board members; informative breakout sessions on best school practices, exciting speakers and awards for excellence in education; for new members, training on the basics of what a school board is and how it functions, through legal structure, powers and duties, finance and employee relations.

SHARE YOUR SUCCESS - Now accepting proposals for presentations at the 53rd ASBA-ASA Annual Conference (Dec. 15-17) Details and proposal form

►ASBA BOLTS- Board Operations and Leadership Training Seminar

Coming to 4 locations in January 2011

Benefits both newly elected and continuing members. BOLTS focuses on the mechanics of effective boards.

►ASBA Spring Legal Seminars - Tucson and Flagstaff

2011 dates to be announced

These one-day sessions provide updates on the latest legal issues affecting public schools.

►Celebrating Educational Opportunities for Students of All Cultures

April 28 - May 1, 2011 - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Formerly known as Celebrating Educational Opportunities for Hispanic Students Conference, this event is a collaborative effort of the Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas school boards associations. The conference provides attendees an opportunity to engage in courageous conversations about how to meet the educational needs of all children; hear about ways to create pathways to success for both students and staff; learn from other leadership teams' proven best practices for setting direction and policy for our schools. More info

►ASBA Delegate Assembly

June 2011 - Phoenix/Scottsdale, Fairmont Scottsdale

Representatives of ASBA member boards convene to decide the association's political position on the diverse interests of public school governing boards for the year ahead.