New Member Resources

Welcome to the New York State School Boards Association.  We are pleased to provide the following resources to help you acclimate to your new governance role. We have provided links for a few of these resources to make it easier for you to navigate directly to the basic areas that relate to your new responsibilities.

• Mission Statement, Vision and Core Beliefs
• Member Services and Programs
• State Mandated Training
• Upcoming Training Events

Recommended publications for new school board members are:

• New School Board Member Handbook
• Email Usage Handbook
• Recognition Program Brochure

You can find these additional recommended publications which can be purchased from the NYSSBA store:

• The Key Work of School Boards: A Guidebook, 2^nd edition
• Becoming a Better Board Member, 3^rd edition
• Robert’s Rules in Plain English, 2^nd edition

Please ensure that your district clerk has notified us of your contact information (including your email address) so that you can be added to our mailing list for On Board, our award-winning newspaper and to receive E-Clips our free email clipping service that provides links to education news from state and national news outlets every weekday.

We are always available to offer information or guidance and look forward to working with you. Feel free to contact our Member Relations Team with any questions.

• Michael Bieber, Member Relations Manager
• Patrick Longo, Member Relations Manager