Trustee Resources

We’ve pulled together some useful resources that can help you and your board as you plan for your district’s future.

Effective Board Practices: Inventory

Encourage your board to start here. Effective Board Practices: An Inventory for School Boards was designed to help leadership teams work through self-evaluation—reinforcing what you’re doing well, and helping to discover what you can do better. It’s not easy, but the teams who have completed it will tell you that it’s worth it.

New board member resources

As a newly elected trustee, you have a lot to take in at once. Bookmark this page of new trustee resources and use it as a touchstone during your first months of service.

Resources for board officers

Being selected as a board officer is an important role that comes with new responsibilities. TASB offers a variety of resources designed to support you in your new role and to become a more effective officer.

Your legal questions, answered

TASB Legal Services works to answer frequently asked questions on issues that boards deal with every day. The TASB School Law eSource is home to documents covering issues like governance, business, personnel, instruction, students, and community.