Member Services
The Member Services team supports new and experienced trustees by providing access to essential information, training and resources, and incorporating member feedback to ensure offerings meet their needs. Professional development is offered through events and in-person and virtual trainings, as well as through customized governance workshops tailored to the needs of individual boards. The Business Development team partners with more than 200 companies, offering a comprehensive directory of services.
Year in Review
- Focus on small districts — Launched the Small School District Finance Workshop with School Services of California to address the unique fiscal needs of smaller districts, helping participants understand various funding opportunities and the board’s role in navigating these complex landscapes.
- Up-to-date trainings — Completed updates to several trainings by enhancing the learner experience through participant engagement, peer learning and networking. The revised workshops include:
- Orientation for New Trustees
- Board Presidents Workshop
- Advanced Governance Skills for Transformational Leadership
- Executive Assistants One-Day Program
- Student Board Member One-Day Program
- Governance Consulting Workshops
- Ethics training — Since its debut, 272 members from 91 school districts and 11 county offices of education have completed CSBA’s ethics training as required by Assembly Bill 2158.
- Masters in Governance® (MIG) — The MIG program had 61 graduates, which included superintendents, assistant superintendents, board presidents and other key leadership roles from 47 LEAs, underscoring MIG’s importance as a cornerstone of school board governance in California.
- Executive Assistants (EAs) Program — The EAs Program certified 63 EAs in 2024, equipping them with tools for supporting effective governance and leadership within their districts.
- Governance Consultant Workshops — Conducted 118 individualized Governance Consultant Workshops.
- Focus on county boards — Convened the County Board Member Transitional Working Group in January, which met more than 20 times during the year to identify CSBA services specific to county governance.
- County board-specific events — Hosted a two-day spring County Board Governance Workshop in March and a three-day County Board Conference in Monterey in September 2024, garnering more than 150 county board members and other participants.
- Annual Education Conference and Trade Show (AEC) — The 2024 AEC was attended by nearly 4,000 education leaders.
- Leveraged Anaheim as the host city to expand the Student Board Member Program into a two-day event, featuring traditional programming and a Disney Leadership Assembly at Disneyland Park.
- Highlighted four student-led workshops, offering student board members a platform to share ideas and engage in meaningful dialogue with peers, educators and school board members.
- Provided tailored workshop pathways for specific member groups, including county offices, executive assistants, first-time trustees, large and urban districts, small and rural districts and student board members.
- Entered into two new partnerships and brought on 40 new Business Affiliates to provide services and support to CSBA members.