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Oklahoma State School Boards Association
| Oklahoma State School Boards Association | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Top official: | Rick Gowin, president |
| Year founded: | 1944 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Oklahoma State School Boards Association is the Oklahoma state chapter of the National School Boards Association. According to its website, the OSSBA " works to promote quality public education for the children of Oklahoma through training and information services to the state’s approximately 2,500 locally elected school board members."[1]
Background
The Oklahoma State School Boards Association was founded in 1944. According to its website, the OSSBA's mission is to offer "services that support, safeguard and advocate for Boards of Education in order to improve public education."[1]
Leadership
As of July 2025, the following are listed as officers on the Board of Directors:[2]
- Rick Gowin, president
- Melissa Abdo, president-elect
- Darrell Ward, first vice president
- Dr. Dorrie Parrott, second vice president
- Joe Don Lorrey, immediate past president
Work and activities
Advocacy
According to their website, the Oklahoma State School Boards Association provides advocacy to its members. According to its website: "OSSBA initiates and encourages legislation to benefit Oklahoma’s public school students. OSSBA also provides policy and legislation-related information to school board members so that they may informed and effective advocates on behalf of their school district’s students at the Capitol and in their local communities."[3]
Finances
The following is a breakdown of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association's revenues and expenses from 2015 to 2023. The information comes from ProPublica
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $3,058,845 | $3,000,346 |
| 2016 | $3,089,653 | $3,099,079 |
| 2017 | $3,565,136 | $3,303,592 |
| 2018 | $3,602,168 | $3,485,114 |
| 2019 | $3,831,667 | $3,672,615 |
| 2020 | $3,251,222 | $3,155,394 |
| 2021 | $4,715,194 | $4,348,066 |
| 2022 | $4,793,117 | $4,902,280 |
| 2023 | $4,973,205 | $5,007,474 |
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Oklahoma State School Boards Association official website
- Oklahoma State School Boards Association on Facebook
- Oklahoma State School Boards Association on LinkedIn
- Oklahoma State School Boards Association on X
Footnotes
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