Resources

Resources

• Leadership Insider, September 2004 [PDF 677,103kb]
  In this issue: School board member ethics.
  
• Sample annual notices prepared by federal agencies [PDF 66,235kb]
  Article from August 2004 Inquiry & Analysis.
  
• A Local Official's Guide to Ethics Law
  A California School Boards Association publication. This guide describes the ethical obligations which apply to California school board members.
  
• Brown Act: School Boards and Open Meeting Law
  A California School Boards Association publication. Summarizes California's open meetings law.
  
• Political Activities of School Districts
  A California School Boards Association publication. This book summarizes the major legal issues surrounding district advocacy and political activity in California.
  
• Professional Governance Standards
  A California School Boards Association publication. This guide describes 3 components to effective school board governance.
  
• School Board Leadership
  A California School Boards Association publication. Describes the roles and functions of California schools.
  
• Arizona's Open Meeting Law
  This book summarizes the requirements of the Arizona open meetings law.
  
• Board Member Handbook
  This book provides an overview of basic information which every Delaware board member should know such as board member qualifications, responsibilities, and exposure to legal liability.
  
• School Law Ethics for Georgia Educators and Lawyers
  A paper written by COSA member Forrest Jack Lance. Provides an in-depth look at the ethical issues between Boards of Education and their attorneys.
  
• School Board Ethics and Conduct
  A guide, written by the Connecticut Association of School Boards, to understanding the need for boards of education to develop, adopt, and abide by a code of ethics.
  
• School Districts and the Open Meetings Act
  This publication written in a question and answer format covers the basics of Kentucky's open meetings law.
  
• Understanding Indiana's Open Door Law
  This pamphlet written in question and answer form discusses the basics of Indiana's open meetings law.
  
• Report on early school start dates in North Carolina and its economic impact
  The report for Representative Constance Wilson and the North Carolina House of Representatives on the economic impact of early school start dates on tourism.