NSBA's Council of Urban Boards of Education To Hold Seminar on Creating Safe Urban Schools

Alexandria, Va. – May 23, 2006 - Leaders from urban school districts throughout the United States will attend the Council of Urban Boards of Education’s (CUBE) "Connecting with Communities to Create Safe Urban Schools" seminar at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel in Chicago, June 23-25.  Participants will explore the link between the social and learning environments as it relates to safe schools, and learn how other urban districts are tackling this top issue.

School board members, superintendents, school counselors, and school resource officers will work in teams to learn about best practices in urban school safety.  The conference includes a keynote address from renowned public health leader and author Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith; general sessions dealing with prevention and intervention strategies, gang prevention, and zero tolerance tactics; and workshops and briefings focused around school safety. 

A complete agenda for the seminar and registration details are available at http://www.nsba.org/site/docs/38300/38233.pdf .

For almost four decades, the Council of Urban Boards of Education has furthered its mission to create opportunities for urban school board leaders to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective policy makers and advocates for excellence and equity in public education.  CUBE represents more than 100 urban school districts in 38 states. Our member districts educate nearly 8 million students, in more than 12,000 schools, with a collective budget of more than 80 billion dollars.  

Founded in 1940, the National School Boards Association is a not-for profit federation of state associations of school boards representing 95,000 local school board members throughout the United States. Its mission is to foster excellence and equity in public elementary and secondary education through local school board leadership. NSBA represents the school board perspective in working with federal government agencies and national organizations that impact education, and provides vital information and services to state associations of school boards throughout the nation.