A Letter from USBA's President, Carolyn White

Utah School Board Members,

I have had the opportunity this past month to see the many wonderful talents and abilities of the young people attending Utah public schools. From Bountiful to St. George and Beaver in between there are great things happening in our schools. I have attended concerts, plays, and ballet recitals. I have been present at several high school graduations. It is exciting to see students graduating with honors, many with associate degrees. The students have varying talents with many earning scholarships to continue their post-high school education.

I am grateful for the strong leadership of local school boards throughout this state.

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Code of Conduct

Often I get a call from a Board President regarding a sample Code of Conduct. USBA developed the following sample Code of Conduct a few years ago and we recommend that every Board develop and adopt an agreed upon Code of Conduct / Code of Ethics document and add it to your Board Handbook.

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NSBA News - JoDee Sundberg

The new NSBA President Anne Byrne has made it her cause this year to not only support public education and all the good things happening in our schools but to concentrate on low performing schools and how local boards can make a difference.

I am serving on the Agenda for Action committee, which is working to find best practices of turn around schools and what helped them to do so.

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