About ASBA

The Arkansas School Boards Association (ASBA) is a private, nonprofit, membership organization that provides leadership, training, advocacy and specialized services to school boards throughout Arkansas.

ASBA is an affiliate of the National School Boards Association, a federation of state school boards associations. Membership is open to school district boards, charter schools and educational service co-operatives. Businesses may apply as commercial affiliates.

The mission of ASBA is:

Championing excellence in public education through training, advocacy and service for local school boards

The daily operations of ASBA are carried out by an Executive Director, who is hired by the Board of Directors, and the ASBA staff.

Specialized services include:

• Board development
• Legal consultation
• Workers' compensation insurance
• Property, vehicle and builders' risk insurance
• Model policy service
• Multi-state discount purchasing
• Board errors and omissions (legal liability) insurance
• Bad check recovery for districts
• Group insurance
• Accidental death coverage
• Unemployment benefits management
• Community engagement through Study Circles
• Superintendent search service