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Consumer Price Index – CPI information and data is available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read More

Here are some terms you should be familiar with as you research PERS issues: Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) – An adjustment to a retiree’s benefit payment based on the annual... Read More

PERS Glossary – Terms you should be familiar with as you research PERS issues PERS Website – The home page of the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System website. Read More

School boards must conduct an organizational meeting no later than the next regular meeting following July 1 to begin each new fiscal year. In election years, that meeting must occur ... Read More

OSBA Resources OSBA Election Results AnalyzerDetailed historical analysis of election results, including recent bond/local option election results. Must have an OSBA member login Oregon School Bond Manual (PDF)The school bond... Read More

Important Dates for Exhibitors & Sponsors May 3, 2023: Exhibitor/sponsor registration opens and full payment is due. June 10, 2023: Cancellations are due in writing, no refunds after this date. June... Read More

2023 OSBA Annual Convention The Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) is looking for two student performance groups (band, orchestra, choir, ensemble, dance or theater) to perform at OSBA’s Annual Convention.... Read More

2023 OSBA Annual Convention The Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) is looking for student art to exhibit at OSBA’s 77th Annual Convention November 10-11, 2023, at the Portland Marriott Downtown... Read More

  Share Your Insights and Success Stories   Session proposals from school districts, education service districts (ESDs), community colleges and other educational organizations should address equitable best practices across rural... Read More

Under a 1995 law, board elections are held every two years. Board members serve four-year terms. When no candidates file for a position, the person who receives the most write-in... Read More

Won your election? Celebrate! Evaluate! Keep your community informed Congratulations! Thanks to all your hard work, your students will have the classrooms and facilities they need for learning! Now it’s... Read More

Lost your election? Here’s help to assure success next time As you total up the votes and have your superintendent/mayor or city manager sign personalized notes to all the volunteers... Read More

Keep organization simple School election campaigns usually don’t require a complicated campaign structure. Assign one person, the chair, to coordinate the overall campaign. Set up specific committees to handle the... Read More

Conducting successful bond elections A school board’s decision to put a bond levy on the ballot should trigger a number of district information and community-sponsored activities. These activities should involve... Read More

Setting the levy amount with community input Successful bond measures require community ownership. Districts should involve key community leaders in a broadbased community advisory committee charged with reviewing and setting priorities... Read More

Community members forming political action committees to support a school district bond measure have asked for clarification of rules regarding registering their PACs. OSBA learned the following from the state... Read More

The following guidelines provide some general legal principles found in case and statutory law (ORS 260.432). School district, education service district and community college board members and administrators are encouraged to... Read More

Craig Puckett wanted to be a butcher when he was in high school. He told one of his favorite teachers, and his school launched a class that includes hands-on processing... Read More