Welcome!
Thank you for visiting the NSBA 2012 FRN Conference website. This website provides you with all the tools you need for your stay in our nation’s capitol. NEW! View the 2012 NSBA FRN Background Materials which includes your FRN Homework for your Congressional meetings (a.k.a. Suggested Information About Your School District).
View this brief FRN video to hear how your district will receive a return on investment (ROI) from FRN 2012.
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Top 10 Reasons You Should Attend FRN 2012
- Join 900+ school board members and speak as one collective voice to advocate for education policies that are far reaching - affecting schoolchildren not only in your district but nationwide.
- Participate in a conference that has a proven success record and provides a true Return on Investment (ROI) that will far exceed the cost of attending the meeting. When the stimulus bill was wavering in the Senate in 2009, 900+ school board members marched on Capitol Hill at FRN which reignited the Congressional debate, and resulted in the successful passage of $100 billion for school districts. The same could happen with ESEA reauthorization and federal funding decisions.
- Directly impact ESEA/NCLB reauthorization negotiations. Congress is on course to make decisions in early 2012 that will significantly impact student learning, school district operations and school board policies for the next 6 years. FRN members will be in Washington, D.C. at a pivotal time to help shape the reauthorization of ESEA.
- Significantly influence federal funding decisions for your school district. The Budget Control Act, the proposed American Jobs Act, and funding for Fiscal Year 2013, which all impact school districts’ capacity to advance student achievement, fulfill federal mandates, and retain effective teachers and staff to ensure successful education programs will be addressed in early 2012. The school board voice must be heard by Congress during these key negotiations.
- Demonstrate the effective role of local school boards –especially as public education is under attack by those who want to privatize it. The U.S. Department of Education and some members of Congress are actively seeking alternatives to local school board governance, as they voice support for expanding charters, mayoral takeovers, and nationwide policies in such areas as testing and teacher and principal evaluations. School board members need to vigorously address these issues on Capitol Hill.
Advocate!
Attend the only national meeting that offers school board members the inside track on public education advocacy. The opportunity to attend the FRN conference is a coveted benefit of the FRN program. School boards must have a strong FRN presence on Capitol Hill this year. FRN members will need to continue to strengthen federal support for sustained investments in Title I and IDEA, impact the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act...
FRN Conference Schedule
February 5-7, 2012
Washington, D.C.
112th Congress-2nd Session
The FRN Conference gives you the knowledge and the skills to be a leader on federal legislation throughout the year.
Hilton Washington Hotel
The Hilton Washington is located at 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW , Washington, DC 20009, (202) 483-3000 (main number). Availability at the conference hotel is on a first-come, first-served basis.
All reservations must be handled through FRN Housing. The Hilton
Washington will not honor direct reservations. Reservations should be
made prior to Monday, January 9, 2012. After that date, neither NSBA
nor FRN Housing guarantees room availability at the FRN rate.
Hotel Rates:
Single Occupancy $217
Double Occupancy $217
Plus 14.5% tax +$30 for Club Level Rooms (based on availability)
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more than 90,000 local school board members, virtually all of whom are elected.
These local officials govern 13,809 local school districts serving the nation's 50
million public school students.
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