MSBA Upcoming Events

Safety & Security Conference

Fri, 31 Dec 9999 06:00:00 GMT

The Second Annual . . .

MISSOURI CONFERENCE ON COORDINATED SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SAFETY AND SECURITY

The Hiltons of Branson
200 E. Main St.
Branson, Missouri
Ph. 417-336-5400
August 14 and 15, 2008

Registration is now open

Click to begin online registration

Click here to download the Print & Fax form

Hotel rooms are available at the Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel and the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing. The MSBA preferred room rate is $135.00 per night and must be reserved by July 13, 2008. Please call 1-800-HILTONS to make your reservations and be sure to mention Missouri School Boards' Association to receive the preferred rate. If registering online, please use the discount code MOS to receive the preferred rate.

Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel
200 E. Main St
Branson, MO 65616
bransonconventioncenter.hilton.com

Hilton Promenade @ Branson Landing
3 Branson Landing Blvd
Branson, MO 65616
promenadebransonlanding.hilton.com

Exhibitor/Sponsor Information

MSBA is now accepting applications to exhibit at the Second Annual Missouri Conference on Coordinated School and College Safety and Security. Please review the documents below for additional information. If you have any questions, please contact Gena Patton at 573-445-9920 or patton@msbanet.org

Exhibitor Application/Contract
Sponsorship Opportunities

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Background

Registration is now being accepted for the Second Annual Conference on Coordinated School and College Safety and Security. Registration can be completed online at www.schoolsafetyconference.com. Other conference information can also be found at that web site.

The Second Annual Conference on Coordinated School and College Safety and Security is intended to assist persons who govern and work in public and nonpublic schools and colleges, universities, post-secondary educational institutions, law enforcement, the health community, fire fighters, emergency responders, and others in keeping Missouri's schools and colleges safe-members of these groups are all appropriate participants in the conference.

While schools and colleges are relatively safe places, they can be made safer. As such, the conference will:

Provide information about best practices for making schools and colleges safer;
Share lessons learned from prior incidents of violence that has taken place at educational institutions;
Bring together experts and professionals to consider and discuss effective violence prevention and intervention strategies as well as to network.
Provide conference participants an opportunity to interact with key Missouri state officials, including Governor Matt Blunt, and others who influence policies and practices of schools and colleges.

As the name of the conference suggests, the provision of safe and secure schools and colleges requires a coordinated approach. One of the themes of the conference will be to understand the cooperative effort that is necessary to ensure that schools and colleges in Missouri's communities remain safe. This means that school and college officials, law enforcement, health professionals, fire fighters, and other "first responders" in concert with state officials must be meaningfully involved in planning and preparing for incidents that mitigate the provision of safe and secure schools and colleges.

All pre-conference and conference events of the Second Annual Conference on Coordinated School and College Safety and Security will take place at the Branson Convention Center, Branson, Missouri. The post-conference activity will take place in a building facility of the Branson R-IV School District, Branson.

The Second Annual Conference on Coordinated School and College Safety and Security is produced by the Missouri School Boards' Association (MSBA), 2100 I-70 Drive Southwest, Columbia. MSBA is responsible for the content and organization of the event.

Missouri school board members can earn four (4) CBM (Certified Board Member) credits for taking part in the (full) conference (CBM credit is not available to school board members in the pre-conference or post-conference activities); law enforcement officers can earn a maximum of twenty (20) hours POST (Peace Officers Standards Training) credits at the conference together with the pre- and post-conference events. POST credit for specific sessions of the conference and the pre- and post-conference activities is noted on the following agendas.

Inquiries about the Second Annual Conference on Coordinated School and College Safety and Security should be directed to Dr. Joel D. Denney, Associate Executive Director, Missouri School Boards' Association.(denney@msbanet.org).

The date and location for the 2009 Annual Conference on Coordinated School and College Safety and Security will be announced in August 2008.

Federal Relations Capitol Visit

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Make plans to travel to Washington, D.C. to be part of Missouri's Federal Relations Capitol Visit, July 16-18, 2008 at the Hyatt Washington. Meet with Missouri's Congressional delegation and learn about federal education issues first hand. Board Members just like you are engaged in efforts to influence Missouri's congressional delegation to support positive changes in federal law. The Federal Relations Capitol Visit provides an opportunity for local board members to have constituent contact with lawmakers at the federal level and to take an active role in championing issues that are important to public schools.

Take advantage of this opportunity

Federal education topics covered in detail
Visit with Members of Missouri's Congressional Delegation on Capitol Hill
Influence federal policy such as NCLB, IDEA and federal funding

Online registration is now open
or: register using the Print & Fax form

2008 MSBA Annual Conference in Cooperation with MASA

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

October 23rd-26th
Tan-Tar-A Resort
Lake of the Ozarks

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Registration and Hotel Information
General Session Information
Exhibitor and Vendor Information
FutureBuilders Golf Tournament
Board Secretary Workshop
COSA Registration

Registration and Hotel Information

Registration for the 2008 MSBA Annual Conference is now open.

Register Online: Use our online registration system to register yourself, or any number of people from your district. We accept both credit cards and purchase orders through the online registration.
Offline Registration: Download a copy of the Print 'N Fax form if you would rather register offline.

Room reservations at Tan-Tar-A are now available. A Tan-Tar-A Hotel Lodging Form will be faxed to you after MSBA receives your Annual Conference registration. You must fill in and return this lodging form to Tan-Tar-A Resort to complete the housing process. Special hotel rates end September 24th.Top

General Session Information

First General Session
Friday, October 24th - 1:00 p.m.
Salome Thomas-El

Second General Session
Saturday, October 25th - 1:00 p.m.
Dr. Mark David Milliron

Third General Session
Saturday, October 25th - 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Bowen White

Fourth General Session
Sunday, October 26th - 10:00 a.m.
TBD

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Exhibitor and Vendor Information

Information for exhibitors and vendors will be posted soon. Please contact Kelly Francis at 573-445-9920 x319 for any questions regarding exhibiting at the 2008 MSBA Annual Conference in Cooperation with MASA.Top

FutureBuilders Golf Tournament

The annual FutureBuilders Gold Tournament will occur on October 23rd. Registration information for the golf tournament will be posted soon. To learn more about FutureBuilders, visit the FutureBuilders page on the MSBA Website.Top

Board Secretary Workshop

School board secretaries from across Missouri are invited to attend the MSBA Board Secretary Workshop on October 23rd. More information about the Board Secretary workshop will be available soon.

Register now to secure your spot at this valuable workshop!

Register Online: Use our online registration system to register. We accept both credit cards and purchase orders through the online registration.
Offline Registration: Download a copy of the Print 'N Fax form if you would rather register offline.Top

COSA Registration

More information regarding the Missouri Council of School Attornies Meeting will be posted soon.Top