Access a summary of the benefits members received in 2024 or read below to learn more. Review an overview of your membership or the full list of products and services available through your OSBA membership.
Support for board policymaking
- 100+ sample policies, procedures and exhibits
- 190+ consultations provided to member districts
Individual and board training
- 25+ in-district workshops available
- 53 board retreats, strategic planning sessions and superintendent or treasurer searches conducted with member districts in 2024
- Leadership and governance recognized through OSBA STAR Awards leading to Master Board Member status and nomination to All-Ohio School Board
- 110+ workshops and webinars offered in 2024
Access to valuable services, information and expertise
- More than 1,300 phone calls to OSBA legal team for free legal information
- More than 600 consultations with OSBA staff
- 6 issues of OSBA Journal
- Free pamphlets, guidance, videos, podcasts and more at www.ohioschoolboards.org
State and federal legislative influence
- 200+ education bills monitored to protect public schools
- $600 million preserved in capital funding (HB 2) for public schools, not private interests
- Federal Legislative Advocacy Group met with members of Congress
- Legislative calls-to-action
Connect and collaborate for a strong collective voice
- 5 OSBA regions
- Regional leadership through regional executive committees
- Regional open houses, updates and conferences
- State committees and task forces
- Consortium of State School Boards Associations (COSSBA)
- Over 99% of Ohio public school boards hold active membership
- A resolution process to guide the association's positions