November 2019
SMCSBA Equity Network – Session #2
The San Mateo County School Boards Association is excited to offer a new training series to help form a network of school board members committed to improved outcomes for current and historically underserved students. This new, focused network will work collaboratively with each other and their governance teams to help build capacity for thoughtful, equity-driven decisions. School board members play a key role in setting local education policy, and as such, have an important part in creating conditions in schools…
Find out more »January 2020
SMCSBA Legislator Forum – January 11, 2020
We're pleased to invite you to our 3rd Annual SMCSBA Legislator Forum! Date: Saturday, January 11, 2020 Time: 8:00am - 11:30am Location: San Mateo Union High School District Office (650 North Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA 94401) Confirmed legislators in attendance: Hon. Jerry Hill Hon. Scott Wiener Hon. Kevin Mullin Hon. Phil Ting Hon. Marc Berman We have also invited all candidates running for election in CA State Senate District 13 to share their vision for education. The following candidates…
Find out more »February 2020
SMCSBA Equity Network – Session #3
The San Mateo County School Boards Association is excited to offer a new training series to help form a network of school board members committed to improved outcomes for current and historically underserved students. This new, focused network will work collaboratively with each other and their governance teams to help build capacity for thoughtful, equity-driven decisions. School board members play a key role in setting local education policy, and as such, have an important part in creating conditions in schools…
Find out more »SMCSBA Equity Network – Session #4
The San Mateo County School Boards Association is excited to offer a new training series to help form a network of school board members committed to improved outcomes for current and historically underserved students. This new, focused network will work collaboratively with each other and their governance teams to help build capacity for thoughtful, equity-driven decisions. School board members play a key role in setting local education policy, and as such, have an important part in creating conditions in schools…
Find out more »February 24, 2020 SMCSBA General Membership Dinner Meeting
Introducing a whole-child approach to supporting our students: MTSS Student mental health issues are on the rise as students grapple with academic pressures while their home life and world around them undergo rapid change. Schools have sought to support students using disparate academic and behavioral approaches with limited success. Now Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) offers an integrated whole-child approach to support all students academically, emotionally, and socially. Come learn about MTSS and the impact it is having in local…
Find out more »July 2020
SMCSBA Town Hall
The SMCSBA Board of Directors would like to invite all interested parties to join an SMCSBA Town Hall on Monday, July 20 at 6:00 pm. Hear from School Board Members, Superintendents, Union Leadership and Teachers about school re-opening plans and the many factors that are being considered as districts balance the health, safety, well-being, education and needs of students, staff, and families during the COVID19 pandemic. Parents, guardians, teachers, administrators, and school board members are welcome to join the call.…
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August 6, 2020 Ethnic Studies Presentation
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Courtney Bonam will join us on our August 6th call. Dr. Bonam is the parent of a Central Elementary School first grader and is an Assistant Professor in Psychology and Critical Race & Ethnic Studies at UC Santa Cruz. She received her PhD in psychology from Stanford University, completed a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California Berkeley, and was a faculty member in African…
Find out more »March 2021
SMCSBA Legislator Forum 2021
The San Mateo County School Boards Association is pleased to present our 4th Annual Legislative Action Day on Saturday, March 27 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am. We invite the SMCSBA membership to highlight key priorities for legislators and to submit questions in advance of the meeting. Date: Saturday, March 27, 2021 Time: 10:00am - 11:30am Location: The meeting will be held virtually - details will be sent after RSVP
Find out more »May 2021
2021 Kent Awards
Join us on Friday, May 7, 2021 at 4:00pm for our 2021 Kent Awards Ceremony which will recognize the incredible programs, resources, and initiatives from the county’s 23 school district, SMCOE, and SMCCCD during the 2020-2021 school year. >> RSVP for the 2021 Virtual Ceremony today!
Find out more »September 2021
Superintendent Call – September 7, 2021
School board members and superintendents are invited to join County Superintendent Nancy Magee via Zoom for recent news and updates. Please refer to the email invitation Zoom login information. To submit questions, please use this form. For questions about this event, please contact info@smcsba.org.
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