TASB ISD Curriculum

The TASB ISD curriculum includes four in-depth training sessions. Each session is 2.5 hours long and is designed especially for first-year trustees. They are offered at various TASB training events throughout the year.

Boardsmanship Basics

This session is an overview of the job of a school board member. Participants will discuss how to handle the personal and public demands that come with their new job. They’ll also learn the board’s basic roles and responsibilities and how their duties differ from those of the superintendent. Plenty of tips and tools for new trustees are included as resources.

District Planning and Budget Basics

This session provides an overview of the board's role in district vision and goal setting, planning, and the budget process. It also summarizes the planning and budgeting cycle and key decision points for board members.

School Law Basics

This session highlights fundamentals of school law including meetings, nepotism, and conflicts of interest. The session taught by TASB attorneys also reviews the basics new trustees need to know about personnel contracts and the board’s role in employment issues such as hiring and termination.

Teamwork Basics

This session includes a look at why it is important for trustees to act as a board rather than as individuals, what makes a team effective, and how each member can contribute to that effectiveness. Key team procedures, communication strategies, and ethical behavior are explored as ways to help new board members gain trust and get things accomplished quicker.

Questions? Contact tasbisd@tasb.org, or call 800.580.8272, extension 6161.