Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) initiative- Next Step for Arkansas' Future Mini-Summits (MS Word) (pdf)

Picus & Odden Recalibrating the Arkansas School Funding Structure Final Report (pdf)

Final Report & Recommendations of the Adequacy Study Oversight Subcommittee (pdf)

Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Handbook (pdf)

Copy of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas of 1874 (pdf)

ADE rules governing required training for school board members (pdf)

ASBA School Board Training Requirements handout (pdf)

Events

2007 New Board Member Institute (All downloads are in PDF format)

Toolbox Handouts
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Basic Orientation
Beyond Basic Orientation
Funding

Power Point Presentations (All downloads are in PDF format)
School Finance - A Primer
~ Dr. Benny Gooden, Superintendent of Fort Smith Public Schools

Working With the Public
~Mr. Richard Carvell, Director of Broadcasting, Arkansas State University- Jonesboro

System of Teaching and Learning
~ Dr. Kathy Moorledge, Springdale Public Schools

Finance Trends and Pitfalls
~Dr. Bobbie Davis, Assistant Commissioner for Fiscal and Administrative Services, Arkansas Department of Education

2007 Law Seminar(s)

(July 25, 2007) 2007 Law Seminar Agenda (PDF)

Employee Grievances
~W. Paul Blume, ASBA General Counsel

Contract Law for School Officials
~Mr. Attorney and Supt., So. Conway County School District
Originally a MSPowerPoint presentation converted to PDF

Legislative Survey - an overview of new school law legislation.
~Kristen Gould, Staff Attorney, Arkansas School Boards Association

Legal Ethics - implications of e-discovery rules.
~Doug Adams, Attorney and Supt., So. Conway County School District
Originally a MSPowerPoint presentation converted to PDF

(June 27, 2007) 2007 Law Seminar Agenda (MSWord) (PDF)

Employee Dismissal in Arkansas - a statutory and procedural overview on how to dismiss a school district employee. (PDF)
~W. Paul Blume, ASBA General Counsel

Contract Law for School Officials - construction contracts, facilities, copiers, hiring employees—what school leaders and school attorneys need to know about contract law.
~Doug Adams, Attorney and Supt., So. Conway County School District

Legislative Survey - an overview of new school law legislation.
Kristen Gould, Staff Attorney, Arkansas School Boards Association

Legal Ethics - implications of e-discovery rules.
Doug Adams, Attorney and Supt., So. Conway County School District

2007 ASBA/AAEA Joint Conference
Team Leadership XIII- Critical Issues for School Leaders

2007 Joint Conference Agenda (MSWord) (PDF)

The Assessment Picture- Where We've Been ...Where We're Going (MSPowerPoint)
~Moderator: Andrew Tolbert, AASA President, Warren School District Superintendent
Dr. Ken James, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Education
Dr. Diana Julian, Assistant Commissioner for Learning Services, Arkansas Department of Education
Vicki Gray, Educational Measurement Consultant, Harcourt Assessment
Dr. Laura Bednar, Superintendent, Stuttgart School District
Hyacinth Deon, Superintendent, Prescott School District

Alternative Learning Environments – Building an ALE that Works
~Moderator: Dr. Benny Gooden, Superintendent, Fort Smith School District
Lori Lamb, Alternative Learning Coordinator, Arkansas Department of Education (MSPowerPoint- How to Have a Great ALE)
Ann Lewis, Director, Blytheville Charter / ALE Program (MSPowerPoint- Blytheville Alternative and Charter School)

Funding and Facilities (MSPowerPoint)
~Moderator: Perry Newman, ASBA President-elect, Lavaca School Board
Dr. Greg Murry, Asst. Superintendent, Springdale School District
Dr. Richard Abernathy, Superintendent, Bryant School District

Board Member Fundamentals

ASBA Handbook for Arkansas School Board Members (PDF)

Code of Ethics for Arkansas School Boards (PDF)

ASBA Beliefs & Resolutions (Approved by the ASBA Delegate Assembly, December 6, 2006) (PDF)

ASBA Bylaws (Approved by the ASBA Delegate Assembly, December 1, 2004) (PDF)

Brochures

ASBA Programs & Services (PDF)

ASBA Board Academy (PDF)

ASBA Policy Service (PDF)

So you want to be a school board member? (PDF)

Awards

ASBA Boardmanship Program (PDF)

ASBA Educational Foundation Scholarship Application Form (MS Word) (PDF)

The Dr. Daniel L. Pilkinton Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education- Nomination Form (PDF)

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