Resources for Board Officers

Congratulations on being selected as a board officer. This is an important role that can assist your leadership team in serving the students of your community. TASB offers a variety of resources designed to support you in this role and help you to become a more effective board officer.

Online Learning Center (OLC) courses

Visit our OLC to find courses to help you, as a board officer.

• Board Officer Institute: A Journey to Excellence
• Board Officers Forum: Directing Your Focus as a Board Officer
• Focused and Productive Board Discussions
• Introduction to Parliamentary Procedures
• Working with the Superintendent

To log in to the OLC, you need to register or have a myTASB login.

Publications

Individual publications

• Getting Started as a New School Board President
• A Board President's Guide to Parliamentary Procedure
• A Board President's Guide to Meeting Preparation
• A President’s Guide to Facilitating Superintendent Evaluations (under revision)
• Developing Superintendent Performance Goals (under revision)

Live sessions

The Board Officer Institute (previously Board Officers' Academy) is a series of board development sessions specifically designed for school board officers. These courses are available at various TASB events, including:

• Governance Camp
• TASA | TASB Convention
• Summer Leadership Institute (SLI)

Quick resources

• Post-election transition resources
• Electing new officers Q & A
• eXceptional Governance (XG) Project and Assessment
• Framework for School Board Development (TEA website) indicators
• Training Requirements for School Board Members
• Announcing board training credit

For additional information about the duties of the board officers, email board.dev@tasb.org or call 800-580-8272, ext. 2453.