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California School Boards Association
| California School Boards Association | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | West Sacramento, Calif. |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Website: | Official website |
The California School Boards Association (CSBA) is a 501(c)(3) organization of school boards in California. CSBA describes itself as "the nonprofit education association representing the elected officials who govern public school districts and county offices of education."[1]
Background
As of August 2025, the organization had 967 members statewide, representing 99.8% of California public school students.[2] The CSBA's mission, according to its website, is to "define and drive the public education policy agenda through advocacy, training, and member services."[3]
On March 26, 2022, the CSBA Board of Directors voted not to renew the association's membership in the National School Boards Association for the membership period beginning July 1, 2022.[4]
Leadership
As of August 2025, the president of the CSBA was Bettye Lusk.[5] Vernon M. Billy was the CSBA's CEO and executive director.[6]
Work and activities
Legislative and policy work
CSBA said it is "is the only statewide education association providing governance team leaders with in-depth advocacy and policy analysis."[1] The organization monitors bills in the California Legislature, co-sponsors legislation and lobbies on behalf of the group's policy priorities.[7] The following issues were the core elements of the group's 2023-24 policy platform:[8]
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The CSBA maintains three lobbyists as of 2024 and testified on bills 23 times before the legislature in that year, according to data compiled by CalMatters.[10]
The CSBA also provides legal guidance to members, hosts trainings for school boards and publishes policy research.[11][12][13]
Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Finances
The following is a breakdown of CSBA's revenues and expenses for the 2018 to 2023 fiscal years, according to documents submitted to the Internal Revenue Service. CSBA did not file a 990 form in 2020.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 California School Boards Association, "About CSBA," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ CSBA, "Fast Facts and Figures," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ CSBA, "Mission, Vision, and Equity Statement," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ EdSource, "California School Boards Association to split from national organization," April 5, 2022
- ↑ CSBA, "Executive Committee," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ CSBA, "Executive Staff," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ CSBA, "CSBA Positions," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ CSBA, "Policy Platform 2023-24," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ CalMatters, "California School Boards Association," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ CSBA, "Legal," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ CSBA, "Training and Events," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ CSBA, "Research & Policy Publications," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "California School Boards Association 2023 990," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Internal Revenue Service , "California School Boards Association 2022 990 Form," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Internal Revenue Service, "California School Boards Association 2019 990 Form," accessed August 29, 2025
