Arizona Coalition of School Board Members
Coalition Call: Rhonda Thomas
Coalition Call: Rhonda Thomas
This month's Coalition Call Speaker was Rhonda Thomas. Rhonda is the Founder and President of Truth In Education. Truth in Education was founded in 2021 and is dedicated to protecting minors from harmful education concepts that have seeped into the classroom and advocating for the rights of parents to control the education and health of their children.
- Click here to read more about Truth in Education.
Matt Beienburg: Curriculum Transparency Bill
Matt Beienburg: Curriculum Transparency Bill
Listen to a conversation with Matt Beienburg, Director of Education Policy at the Goldwater Institute, discuss Senate Bill 1211 - The Curriculum Transparency Act!
Request to Speak Training
Request to Speak Training
Watch this video to learn how to use Request To Speak (RTS). RTS is a system utilized by the Arizona Legislature to support or oppose bills as they go through the legislative process. RTS is an online, thumbs up, thumbs down system where you can express your support or opposition to a bill. In order to register in the RTS system, you must be signed up on a computer at the State Capitol.
Training: Accessing Your District's Academic Data
Training: Accessing Your District's Academic Data
Here at The Coalition, we prioritize excellence in traditional education that meets the needs of individual students. Academic data can help board members, teachers, parents, and students identify what students have accomplished and how they can improve. Academic data can also inform school leaders and the public about school and district performance.
This training event will show you how to access and interpret your school district state testing data, at various levels of aggregation - school, gender, grade, ethnicity, etc. By becoming knowledgeable about academic performance, you can rely on the information to affect policy and improve academic outcomes.
The Coalition Call: November 2021
The Coalition Call: November 2021
Hear from Shelli Boggs, a member of the East Valley Institute of Technology School Board, discuss the duties of a school board member. The discussion is facilitated by Katie Ward, our Executive Director.
Freedom of Information Act Requests (FOIA)
Freedom of Information Act Requests (FOIA)
Tune in to hear Pam Kirby, Board President and Founder of the Coalition, discuss the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and 5 tips for submitting an effective FOIA Request!
Documents discussed in the video are available here.