Arkansas School Boards Association

Arkansas school board members go above and beyond! The Master Board Award is achieved when all members of a district’s board have completed at least 50 hours of continuing ...

The last two years have been eventful to say the least as many of us interacted with others through a series of computer monitors, tablets, and/or smart phone screens. As school d...

The winners of ASBA’s student speaking contest for 2021 were Tu Nguyen, 1 st place; Katie Prejean, 2 nd place; and Celia Mayfield, 3 rd place. Student applicants submitted a 60...

Congratulations to the Beebe School Board awarded the School Board of Excellence in Leadership Award! This award was created to showcase best practices in organizational leaders...

Bearden School District superintendent, Denny Rozenberg, was named the winner of the Dr. Dan Pilkinton Award at the Annual Conference awards luncheon on Thursday, December 9. This...

The Annual Conference is the Arkansas School Boards Association’s flagship event – a learning and networking experience bringing together hundreds of school board members, school ...

If you know an outstanding board member, administrator, teacher, school attorney, or community member who you feel is worthy of a state award, please nominate this person for ASBA...

2021 Fall Leadership Institute - Northeast Edition (A Hybrid Conference) REGISTER NOW We hope you will join us this year for the 2021 Fall Leadership Institute – N...

2021 Fall Leadership Institute - Northwest Edition (A Hybrid Conference) REGISTER NOW We hope you will join us this year for the 2021 Fall Leadership Institu...

Every fall, ASBA holds meetings at a school district within each of its 14 regions across the state. This year, these meetings will be held on-site and in-person at the host di...

Once again this year, ASBA will be awarding the ASBA School Board of Excellence in Leadership Award to recognize school boards whose work, dedication, and ethical service have mad...

The Arkansas School Boards Association is excited to be planning the program for our 68 th Annual Conference. We are seeking presentation proposals from school district personn...

A recent survey of newer board members in Arkansas shows that the number one thing they wish they’d known more about early in their service was school finance. Because many boa...

*Thursday, July 15, 2021 *Friday, July 23 *Tuesday, July 27 *Wednesday, July 28*Thursday, July 29 *August 11 Training Location: Arkansas School Boards Ass...

A Conference for School Leaders from MS, LA, & AR Hosted by the Mississippi School Boards Association July 18-20, 2021, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday BEAU RIVAGE RESORT, BILOXI, ...

2021 Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) SESSIONS FMLA COMPLIANCE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW •July 19 •July 22 •August 2 •August 5 Are you frustrated by employees who se...

The ASBA Educational Foundation recently awarded five $650 scholarships. The ASBA Freshman Scholarship was awarded to four high school seniors who will attend four-year Arkansas i...

REGISTER NOW The ASBA New Board Member Institute is designed to assist board members in their transition from private citizen to public official. To help with this, the go...

Arkansas law requires that all newly elected school board members receive 9 hours of training before December 31 of the year that follows their being elected (and 6 hours per year...

Below are links to important information on COVID-19. Many of these links are updated on a regular basis. LATEST UPDATES: Executive Order to Declare a Statewide Public Heal...