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School Board Recognition Month

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January is School Board Recognition Month in Oregon.

The Oregon School Boards Association has set aside the month of January to honor the unpaid elected volunteers who serve on Oregon’s 197 local school boards, our 19 education service district boards, and our 17 community college boards. These dedicated local leaders give their personal time and energy to handling the critical tasks of budgeting and overseeing the management of Oregon’s public education structure.

We encourage school districts, education service districts, community colleges, mayors and other local officials to join OSBA in celebrating “School Board Recognition Month” in January. By doing so, you can help educate citizens about the importance of public schools and the people who ensure that Oregon’s children receive the education they need to prosper in today’s global economy.

The following resources can help you in this effort.

Now is also the time to nominate the “Oregon School Board Member of the Year.” Learn more and nominate your school board superhero here.

Governor's proclamation

The governor's official proclamation for School Board Recognition Month: 

Board service appreciation certificates

Consider using these OSBA-produced fillable certificates to recognize the service of board members in your district, ESD or community college:

For school districts and education service districts:

  • Option 1:  Color, with stars - for school district and ESD board members
  • Option 2:  Black and white, with stars - for school district and ESD board members
  • Option 3:  Color, with border - for school district and ESD board members
  • Option 4:  Black and white, no graphics - for school district and ESD board members

For community colleges:

  • Option 5:  Color, with stars - for community college board members
  • Option 6:  Black and white, with stars - for community college board members
  • Option 7:  Color, with border - for community college board members  
  • Option 8:  Black and white, no graphics - for community college board members  

Model proclamations

  • Model proclamation: Customize or edit this text for a proclamation of School Board Recognition Month by your mayors or other appropriate local officials.

  • Model ESD proclamation: Customize or edit this text for a proclamation that honors ESD boards for their innovative services to school districts in their respective regions.

  • Model community college proclamation: Customize or edit this text for a proclamation that honors community college boards for their services.

Model news releases

Customize and edit these news releases for submission to local newspapers or inclusion in district/college newsletters.

Resources

Hear from some of Oregon's School Board Superheroes

(See the entire list here)

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