XV. Board Training Requirements

1. The Board must meet minimum annual requirements for training for the period between January 1 and December 31.
2. For new Board members, the training requirements include:
   1. New Board member orientation within sixty (60) days of their election to the Board;
   2. Orientation to Texas Education Code Training;
   3. Three hours of Team-Building Training with the Board and Superintendent; and
   4. Ten hours of additional continuing education credits.
3. For experienced Board members, the training requirements include:
   1. Update to the Texas Education Code;
   2. Three hours of Team-Building with the Board and Superintendent; and;
   3. Five hours of additional continuing education credits.
4. The Texas Education Code requires the President of the Board to announce the status of earned training credits for each member of the Board of Trustees twice annually The first announcement is a progress report on the training board members have received to date. This announcement occurs at the last Board meeting in December. The second announcement requires the President of the Board to officially notify the community of continuing education hours received by members of the Board at the meeting at which the Board calls its election of trustees. This announcement typically is made in February whether or not a trustee election is called.
5. In addition to required training activities, Board members are encouraged to join the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) and attend the TASB convention as well as other relevant conventions, conferences, or clinics.
6. For specific legal polices related to Board Member training see District Policy DDB (Legal) available on-line at http://www.tasb.org/policy/pol/private/227901/.