A Shot in the Arm
Over the last few weeks, it seems like everyone is talking about vaccines. "Have you gotten it?" "Are you a 1a or a 1b?" "How do I get my shot?"
Understanding the rights and limits of political speech in school districts
Review information on the basic rights of employees to express themselves and the need for a calm, safe and respectful workplace.
Regulating politics in a school district
The ability to express political ideas and to gather with other citizens and engage in political activity are among the freedoms that American citizens protect most zealously. However, these rights are not boundless, particularly in a public workplace like a school. School boards and district administrators sometimes struggle to balance these basic rights of employees and the need for a calm, safe and respectful workplace.
OSBA Journal recaps 2021 Capital Conference
This issue recaps the in-person event and showcases the members of the 2021 All-Ohio School Board.
Updating your district's OSBA Membership Roster
The district treasurer automatically has access to edit your district's roster.
To designate someone to edit the roster
If you would like to grant that privilege to someone else in your district, please email Brendan Swartz at bswartz@ohioschoolboards.org with the designee's contact information, and she will grant permission to edit the roster to the designee.
CompManagement Health Systems renamed Sedgwick Managed Care Ohio after merger
For districts that are in the Ohio SchoolComp program, there will be no change in MCO contacts for you or your injured workers as a result of this merger.
Sign up for the winter OSBA Book Club
Join the OSBA Book Club in reading "The Governance Core" with your district team. Sign up for the free OSBA Book Club to receive questions to guide your team's discussion.
Customized training for your board and staff
From school law and policy to board governance and strategic planning, there’s an OSBA program or presentation available that can improve the knowledge and skills of school board members, administrators and other employees in your school district.
Some of the best board training often happens with individual boards on topics customized to meet their needs. OSBA has a host of experts who can provide a variety board governance training.
New board members: Learn important aspects of board governance
Newly appointed to a school board? Register for the virtual Board Member 101 on Jan. 30 to get up to speed on boardmanship, governance, legal, policy and advocacy issues.
New Classroom Quarantine Guidelines and Expiration of FFCRA
New Classroom Quarantine Guidelines
The Ohio Department of Health issued a new fact sheet K-12 School Quarantine Guidelines. The new guidelines stem from a study that showed children who had close contact (defined as within six feet for 15 minutes) to infected individuals and appropriately masked had rates of COVID-19 that were similar to children with no known COVID-19 exposure in school.