I thought it was a great experience and I will be back next year.
We hope you will enjoy your few days with us in Boise. In addition to the presentations that ISBA will make to the House and Senate Education Committees, we have two great workshops planned for you.
Also, you will have an opportunity to have lunch with your legislators. The purpose of the lunch with your legislators is to discuss the things that are impacting your district and to encourage their vote on key issues, especially those related to resolutions that have been passed by ISBA.
To assist you with your discussions, we have Monday’s 10:30 a.m. workshop titled: Communicating as Leaders to Get Things Done. This session will focus on talking points and effective strategies for communicating the current hot topic issues impacting public schools. We’ll equip attendees with facts and information you can discuss with your legislators. We hope you will take the time to participate in this workshop. Prior to the workshop, we hope you will take a few minutes and review the issues that are of greatest importance to ISBA, which are outlined in the Day on the Hill program you’ll receive at the ISBA registration desk at The Grove Hotel.
Our Tuesday workshop will be held after lunch with your legislators and is called Monitoring Student Progress. While school boards don’t have a direct role in teaching students in a classroom, when boards focus on student learning, student learning improves. Research shows that having specific student achievement goals for your CEO/superintendent and monitoring progress in achievement correlate with improved student achievement. Consider best practices for monitoring growth in student learning throughout the school year. Idaho has multiple forms of interim student learning data available for your district/charter to consider. Learn how to set student achievement goals and monitor progress throughout the year.
If you have any questions while you are here, please feel free to ask any of our staff. We hope you find the ISBA Day on the Hill worthwhile and that you enjoy your stay in Boise.
I thought it was a great experience and I will be back next year.
ISBA Day on the Hill - February 19-20, 2024. Copyright Idaho School Boards Association. info@idsba.org