Upon being elected or appointed, school board members and superintendents receive free copies of  the New School Board Member Orientation Handbook, What every new school board members needs to know document, and access to the online Finance Manual for Virginia School Boards. These publications are available for sale to school board candidates. Some of the publications are in pdf format that can be downloaded, read online, or printed. Publications are password protected. All orders must be pre-paid by check, payable to Virginia School Boards Association, 200 Hansen Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911.

Thank you for your interest in public education and Virginia's school boards.
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 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ValueofVSBAMembership2021.pdf">The Value of VSBA Membership</a></li>
 	<li><strong>Charter Schools Manual</strong> - A manual for school boards in planning for and implementing Charter Schools in Virginia. Free for VSBA members (call 800-446-8722 for password), $75 (non-member). <a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/VSBA-CHARTER-SCHOOL-GUIDE-2020_protected.pdf">DOWNLOAD HERE</a>.</li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/resources/initiatives/showcases-for-success/">VSBA Showcases of Success</a> - As a means of encouraging community awareness and positive press coverage of public education, the Virginia School Boards Association provides a forum for school divisions to share programs and initiatives that serve as appropriate “Showcases for Success” in public education.</li>
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<strong>Helpful Documents</strong>
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 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBAfinancemanual.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/VSBAfinancemanual.pdf">VSBA Finance Manual- Third Edition</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SchoolBoardCandidate_Guide_2016.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SchoolBoardCandidate_Guide_2016.pdf">School Board Candidate Guide</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/VSBA-Sample-Board-Candidate-Questions_final.pdf">VSBA Sample Questions for Board Candidates</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Election-Guide-2022_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2022 Virginia Congressional Elections Guide</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/guidelines-supt-eval.docx">Superintendent Evaluation: Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Superintendents</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/performance_evaluation/superintendent/index.shtml">Superintendent Evaluation Training Resources </a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/research_synthesis_of_superintendent_eval.pdf">Research Synthesis of Virginia Superintendent Evaluation Competencies and Standards </a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2014VSBASampleCodeofConduct.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2014VSBASampleCodeofConduct.pdf">Code of Conduct</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/whateverynewboardmemberneedstoknow_1.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/whateverynewboardmemberneedstoknow_1.pdf">What every new board member needs to know</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Roberts-Rules-Order-12th-Edition-Chart1.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ROBERTS11th.pdf">Parliamentary Motions Guide</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://edex.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/publication/pdfs/Does-School-Board-Leadership-Matter-FINAL.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://edex.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/publication/pdfs/Does-School-Board-Leadership-Matter-FINAL.pdf">"Does School Board Leadership Matter?"- Fordham Institute</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Sample_Meeting_Evaluation.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Sample_Meeting_Evaluation.pdf">School Board Meeting Evaluation</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Filling-Vacancies-on-Elected-SBs-July-1-2021.pdf">Filling Vacancies on Elected School Boards (July 1, 2021)</a></li>
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<strong>Resources and Links </strong>
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 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NotificationsPostings2022_.pdf">Required Notifications 2022</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Required-Reading-for-SB-members-May-2021.docx">Required Reading for School Board Members, May 2022</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-FOIA-Guide-SEPTEMBER-UPDATE.pdf">The Virginia Freedom of Information Act: A Guide for School Board Members and School Administrators (Updated September 2022)</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/codeofconduct.doc" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/codeofconduct.doc">Code of Conduct</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-VSBA-DELEGATE-ASSEMBLY-HANDBOOK13007.pdf">VSBA Virtual Delegate Assembly Handbook - 2022</a></li>
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