As a service to its members, AASB also publishes a variety of booklets on specific topics of interest. The Boardmanship Series contains the following titles:

• The Fair Dismissal Laws: Step by Step - 5th Edition, 2005
• Personnel Hearings Under Alabama's Teacher Tenure Laws - 4th Edition, 2005
• The School Board President's Handbook - 3rd Edition, 2007
• School Board Members and Ethics - Revision under way
• Securing Financial Support for Local Schools - 3rd Edition, 2007
• Public Meetings & Public Records - 4th Edition 2005
• Legal Requirements for Raising and Renewing Property Taxes for Public Schools - 3rd Edition, 2007
• Selecting a Superintendent - 3rd Edition, 2007
• Contract Principals - 2nd Edition, 2007

Each school board member and superintendent is provided with a free copy of each booklet when he or she takes office. New school board attorneys also receive copies. Additional copies are available to board members, staff and the public for $5 each. To order, call Debora Hendricks at 334/277-9700 or dhendricks@alabamaschoolboards.org.