DISTRICT MEETINGS
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Registration is now open for the AASB Winter District Meetings, Jan. 23 - Feb. 21. The theme is Family Feud: Micromanagement Edition. How do you know if you have stopped governing and gone to meddling? Join us for a fun but important discussion of how even those with the best intentions can go off course and take actions that are more appropriate for the board rather than individual board members. Attendees will earn 1 hour in the School Board Member Academy. The meetings -- one in each of the nine AASB districts -- are an opportunity for networking, idea-sharing and training in your own backyard. The only cost is dinner, and AASB provides the presentation and any related materials as a membership service. More Information

APPLY BY March 16
LIMESTONE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT VACANCY

The Limestone County Board of Education is seeking a progressive leader to be its superintendent. The position has a negotiable salary range of $115,000 to $130,000. The contract with benefits is also negotiable. The application deadline is March 16, 2012.

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Free Webinars
STREAMLINING & ALIGNING WORK OF YOUR SYSTEM'S LEADERSHIP TEAM

Imagine your entire team, all operating on the same page with a clear understanding of the expectations necessary to prepare your students for college, career and life. Join eBOARDsolutions for an overview of how school systems are using web-based tools to streamline and align their leadership teams' work, including the management of meeting agendas, strategic plans, policies and leadership evaluations. School board members, secretaries, central office staff, policy administrators, public information officers, technology directors and any member of your team are invited to participate in these free webinars. Click a date below to register at no cost:

Thursday, Feb. 9, 12-1 PM CST
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/207775962

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 12-1 PM CST
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/117164266

March Conference
LEADERSHIP FOR POLICY & PLANNING

While employees may use policies dealing with day-to-day operations, research shows they rarely reach for the policy manual when looking for guidance on the board's vision for what their schools should be. Join us on March 9-10, 2012, at The Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham for Leaderhship for Policy & Planning, a School Board Member Academy core course. More Information

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ACSBA WEBINAR
ALA. IMMIGRATION LAW RESOURCES

In addition to the requirements as employers under the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, all Alabama school boards, effective Jan. 1, as recipients of state funding, are also required to ensure that their contractors, suppliers and vendors at any tier are in compliance with the act as well. The state Department of Education has provided school boards with materials to help them comply with this provision, and the Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys sponsored a webinar on the topic with presenter Tommy Eden of Capell and Howard. Click here for resources from both.

ETHICS COMMISSION OPINION
GIFTS & AASB EVENTS

Alabama Ethics Commission responds to AASB request to clarify such issues as gifts of de minimis value to teachers and other school employees, gifts from vendors or school board attorneys, entry to school athletic games and other education-related situations.

STATE BOARD NEWS
BOARD INTERVENES IN MIDFIELD BOARD

Thursday, the state Board of Education first met in a special called meeting to approve intervention in the Midfield School System and make two leadership announcements within the state Department of Education.  The normally scheduled K-12 work session followed with a commission report on Career and Technical Education, an update on EDUCATEAlabama, federal waiver options and a status report on school systems’ one-month reserve funds. Read More ...