State Law mandates that school board members attend training. State Board of Education Rules and Regulations require that every board member participates in seven hours of training annually.
All courses listed below in orange have been approved by the State Board of Education for board member training.
Please refer to the Catalog of Approved Training Courses to complete your required training for the current cycle.
The importance of planning for a school system’s future is the major focus of this institute. The steps for establishing a school system’s mission and vision will be presented. Also, included are strategies to help you plan for school improvement through goal setting, and definitions of strategies, as well as methods to monitor and evaluate results to help you modify plans over time. Participants discuss how to incorporate the State Department of Education’s Strategic Plan and the State Board of Education’s Performance Standards/Master Plan into a school system’s plan.
Contact TSBA at tammyg@tsba.net or call 615-815-3901 to schedule the Planning: A Joint Venture module.
Managing a school system is “big business” that educates the majority of tomorrow’s citizens and the success of a school governance team is directly related to the future of our nation.
Major topics covered during the session include:
Contact TSBA at tammyg@tsba.net or call 615-815-3901 to schedule.
This online assessment course identifies your areas of expertise and provides suggestions for obtaining additional information in areas that can help you, as a board member, to grow professionally.
The course includes four segments:
Verifications of completion will be sent to TSBA.
Please complete this course by June 30, 2023 to receive your credit for the 2022-2023 training cycle.
To register for this online module, please contact your board secretary to register you online or call the TSBA Registrar at 615-815-3910.
To provide board members with a basic understanding of key school law issues and keep board members up to date on the most current developments in school law so they will have the information they need to make sound reasonable decisions.
This online course consists of seven separate modules each covering different school law topics.
This module includes:
Verifications of completion will be sent to TSBA.
Please complete this course by June 30, 2023 to receive your credit for the 2022-2023 training cycle.
To register for this online module, please contact your board secretary to register you online or call the TSBA Registrar at 615-815-3910.
To provide school board members with labor market information that can be used to connect with the future of work and reveal critical directions for policy and practice that supports employment success for students.
This online course is divided into two sections: Introduction to Labor Market Exploration for Educators and Exploring High-Value Careers with Students.
Topics include:
To register for this online module, please contact your board secretary to register you online or call the TSBA Registrar at 615-815-3910.
There are 7 quizzes that you must complete for this course. Please complete those by June 30, 2023 and submit your certificate of completion to registrar@tsba.net to fulfill your mandatory annual training requirement for the 2022-2023 training cycle.