Board of Directors

Roles and responsibilities

The Board of Directors sets direction for the association by establishing the vision, mission and strategic directions and ensuring that association’s activities remain focused on those goals and the issues identified in the policy platform. As described in by Article IV, Section 1, of CSBA's bylaws, the Board of Directors has the following powers and duties:

Providing statewide leadership

Adopts the vision, mission and strategic directions of the association, and annually reviews progress toward achieving them
Adopts positions and policies that are consistent with the policy platform or that serve as interim positions and policies between Delegate Assembly meetings
Provides advocacy on behalf of children, public education, local boards and the association
Serves on Board of Directors and other standing committees, councils, task forces, and focus groups
Receives reports and updates on major programs, consistent with the vision, mission and strategic directions of the association

Regional and constituency leadership

Provides two-way communication with Delegate Assembly members and local board members
Supports and participates in the association’s activities and events

Corporate responsibilities

Adopts the association’s budget
Adopts and amends the association’s standing rules
Receives reports on corporate operations
Approves the hiring and terms of employment of the executive director, upon recommendation of the Executive Committee
Comments annually on the performance, and acts on the contract of the executive director, upon recommendation of the Executive Committee

Directors

The Board of Directors consists of:

Four officers
21 regional directors
Four ethnic directors-at-large
One county director-at-large
the California County Boards of Education president
any California board member serving on the National School Boards Association Board of Directors

CSBA’s Board of Directors is called upon to provide:

Oversight: The Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of CSBA’s corporate functions, including programs, products, budget, and executive personnel matters
Insight: The Board of Directors often functions as a focus group of representatives to provide insight into the impacts of association activities and state policy on local boards and communities
Foresight: The board is asked to provide strategic foresight by examining the trends in public education and making decisions that will position CSBA and its members for the future

Directors exercise the following skills and competenceis: