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The Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys is a component of the Alabama Association of School Boards and is exclusively for school board attorneys.
ACSBA provides members with the specialized information they need to keep pace with developments in education law and to protect and defend school boards.
Members meet annually to discuss these issues, receive legislative updates and share their knowledge of court rulings that impact local school boards. Seminar topics in the past have included personnel records, public records, e-discovery, crisis management, contracts and special education.
New members enjoy an opportunity to network and learn from seasoned school board attorneys who often present at the ACSBA summer meeting. ACSBA applies for CLE credit to benefit seminar attendees.
For more information, contact us or call 800/562-0601.
Share Your Expertise!
Alabama School Boards magazine, a publication of the Alabama Association of School Boards, prints helpful columns written by ACSBA members. The “Education and the Law” columns allow members to share their expertise on a variety of legal issues that relate to K-12 education in Alabama.
Submissions are generally between 750 and 1,500 words or no more than 2 ½ double-spaced pages. Request guidelines here.
Become a Member
 ACSBA's membership year begins July 1. Attorneys are eligible for membership if they represent a school board. Membership benefits include automatic membership in the National School Boards Association’s Council of School Attorneys; a subscription to AASB's Alabama School Boards magazine; NSBA's Inquiry and Analysis; AASB's Leg-Alert update during legislative sessions; and more.
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ACSBA Officers
President: CLAY R. CARR
Boardman, Carr, Hutcheson & Bennett
Vice President: DEREK ATCHISON
The Atchison Firm
Secretary-Treasurer: SALLY HOWELL, J.D.
Alabama Association of School Boards
Board of Directors
JULIANA T. DEAN
Alabama Department of Education
DANA B. HILL
Boardman, Carr, Hutcheson & Bennett
RAMADANAH S. JONES
Montgomery County Board of Education
BURGIN H. KENT
Bishop, Colvin, Johnson & Kent
LUCY HESTER SELLERS
Attorney at Law
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DATES & DATA
Get answers to your questions about the Students First Act, which became effective July 1 and replaced the Alabama Teacher Tenure and Fair Dismissal acts. Visit the Students First Clearinghouse.
Arbitration Database
aB@SE is an archive database of arbitration cases and provides vital information about education personnel transfer, termination, suspension and related cases.
Use your assigned username and password to log into aB@SE, which is free for dues paid ACSBA members and boards who subscribe. The aB@SE tab will appear upon login. Call 800/562-0601.
Free aB@SE Webinar
Call to register for a future webinar or to receive the aB@SE webinar audio.
800/562-0601
Annual ACSBA Meeting
Concurrent with the Alabama Association of School Boards' Summer Conference, ACSBA hosts its annual meeting. The event includes training and updates on legal issues in education and is an opportune time to meet others in the profession. In addition, AASB periodically hosts workshops on legal, personnel and other issues.
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