CASB Connections

As a school board member you are an advocate for public education and students in your district. Former Colorado Association of School Boards Board President, Jan Tanner, shares insights and practices that will help you in your advocacy role.

Host: Leslie Bogar, CASB Director of Professional Learning & Events

Music: Wingspan by Bayou Birds

Peak Health Alliance is a purchasing alliance that provides the ability for districts to save money on employee health insurance. It's Colorado grown and customizable to the needs of community members.

Interview with Tamara Pogue, former CEO for Peak Health Alliance.

Host is Leslie Bogar, CASB Director of Professional Learning and Events

Music: Molly Molly by Barstool

Learn the basics of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports, or MTSS, and how school boards can help to promote universal mental health for each and every student. Find out about online training and more.

Interview with clinical psychologists Lisa Costello, Ph.D and Catherine Wolcott, Ph.D Host: Leslie Bogar, CASB Director of Professional Learning & Events

Music: Faster Faster Brighter

You don't want to miss our 80th Annual CASB Convention. Although it is virtual, you will gain great board development resources CASB is known for. With over 32 breakout sessions, six general sessions, and networking opportunities, you'll come away with resources to utilize for one full year. Don't delay and register today for our December 4-5, 2020 Convention.

Join Lisa Weil, Executive Director for Great Education Colorado, and Matt Cook, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy for the Colorado Association of School Boards, as they discuss the Gallagher Amendment and why a repeal is the best way to go for Colorado public education.

Host: Leslie Bogar, CASB Director of Professional Learning & Events

Music: The Cloud by Lee Rosevere

Policy guides the direction of public school board members as they govern their school district. If you need a refresher on the reasoning behind 1st and 2nd readings this Grab and Go podcast provides the information so you can grab what you need to get going as a school board leader.

School board members typically put themselves last in line when it comes to self-care and we are at a point in time where anxiety and stress are mounting. There is a path forward in self-care and it is grounded in the principle of dignity; our collective belief that each of us has inherent worth and our relationships matter.

Interview with: Cultures of Dignity Co-Founders Rosalind Wiseman and Charlie Kuhn Host: Leslie Bogar, CASB Director of Professional Learning & Events Music: Lee Rosevere

The Coffee Cart program is a job and life skills curriculum for high school special education students with the goal of helping each student seek, obtain, and retain employment after high school. It's a wonderful program bent on making sure students do not become one of the 80% of disabled adults that are unemployed.

Interview with: Julie Lang, Cotapaxi school district board member, attorney & founder of the Gus Belt Family Foundation; Victoria, former Coffee Cart Program student Host: Leslie Bogar, CASB Director of Professional Learning & Events Music: Lee Rosevere-Montage

The College Board has changed its mind as far as offering an online SAT test, your body language during a school board meeting may say more than you'd like, and FAFSA applications in Colorado took a dive. Check out these updates on the education front.

Music: Bonus Points: Pizza and Video Games

If you are planning on purchasing Personal Protective Equipment for reopening schools in the fall, now is the time to act. CASB's partnership with BuyBoard links you with PPE vendors and it's free to you as a CASB member. Learn more and activate your membership now!

Interview with Travis Maese, Assistant National Director for BuyBoard Host: Leslie Bogar, CASB Director of Professional Learning

Music: Lee Rosevere