<h2>VSBA Mentor Program</h2>
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<h3>VSBA New Board Member Mentor Program
Learning the Fundamentals of Board Governance</h3>
VSBA's mentor program is offered to every incoming school board member in their first year of serving as a school board member to their local school board. Joining the mentor program is a great way to not only meet school board members from outside of your school division, but to learn from your peers and have someone to support you in your role as a member of a school board. VSBA will assign a mentor who will provide counsel, be a valuable resource and help keep you on the right path to good boardsmanship. The mentor gives advice about school board roles and responsibilities based upon best practices. The mentor does not offer legal counsel or advice on how to vote. The mentors will be using various ways to communicate with new board members such as face-to-face, telephone, zoom, and email communications.

If you are interested in being matched with a mentor please contact Mikaela Coffey, Coordinator of Board Development, at <a href="mailto:mikaela@vsab.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mikaela@vsab.org</a>. The VSBA Staff will match the mentor and mentees and send a message to each mentor/mentee individually.