Vernon Billy (@Vbilly_CSBA) profile picture

CEO/Executive Director CSBA, veteran, life long learner, Man of His Word, lover of history, wannabe Tech Geek. (my comments are my own, not RT)

Joined August 2013
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It is officially School Board Recognition month! CSBA wishes to acknowledge the more than 5,000 school board trustees who work to support the education and well-being of nearly 6 million public school students in the state. Thank you for your contributions to CA education!
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Delbert Cederquist, 90, the nation’s longest-serving school board member, died Dec. 15. He served as CSBA president in 1977, & “valued local control and non-partisanship for school board members ... He championed the needs of small, rural school districts” fresnobee.com/article2704042…
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Vernon Billy retweeted
CSBA's new research is an intensive examination of federal COVID relief spending for all CA districts & COEs —it shows that despite red tape & economic challenges, LEAs have overwhelmingly applied funds to support student needs. csba.org/covid_spending_repo… @EdSource @educationweek
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Vernon Billy retweeted
Congratulations to the graduates of CSBA's flagship training program, Masters in Governance! MIG equips board members and superintendents with the knowledge and skills to build and support an effective governance structure.
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California is dead last nationally in the percentage of students who take the bus to school -- just 10% -- because the state still funds transportation at 1980s levels! It's time to change that and let students take the bus to school again. edsource.org/2022/bus-stops-…
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If you haven't heard @drvictorrios message before, you need to attend CSBA's Leadership Institute!! His story, thoughts about educating our students, and our schools will have you wanting more!
CSBA’s 2022 theme, “Leadership in a time of chaos, change and opportunity,” is in LA, July 22–23. Dynamic keynote speakers include @drvictorrios, associate dean of social sciences at UCSB, who works w/districts to develop programs for struggling students. li.csba.org/
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Congratulations Emory! You "rock-et"!!! @ValVerdeUSD what an honor for the district. It is our public schools that produce our future leaders, artists and scientists. @NASA @CSBA_Now
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California can do better! This is 2022, not 1822. Our Horse & Buggy-level of school transportation funding doesn't support families. @AsmPatODonnell has the answer with AB2933. @CSBA_Now @CASBO @ACSA_info @ACSA_GR @tboneflint
CSBA is proud to work with Asm. O'Donnell to reverse 40 years of disinvestment from school transportation funding. CA has the lowest % of students riding the bus of any state! AB 2933 will fix that by funding 100% of local district & COE home-to-school transportation costs.
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Vernon Billy retweeted
Members and Delegates from @FremontUSD and @SunnyvaleSD met with Congressman @RoKhanna on #thehill yesterday during the @CSBA_Now #Coast2Coast Trip advocating for our kids and communities at the Federal level! – at United States
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Vernon Billy retweeted
Get on the bus with AB 2933 the bill that pays 100% of local home-to-school transportation costs. AB 2933 passed the Education Committee with a unanimous, bipartisan 7-0 vote. Don’t let your representative miss the bus. Tell them to vote for AB 2933 so all kids can get to school!
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Vernon Billy retweeted
Great to see @CSBA_Now Delegates and Members from @SunnyvaleSD advocating for the kids this week in our Nation’s Capitol! #Coast2Coast #csba #advocacy
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“Are funds really based on student needs? Over and over again, adult politics come at the expense of student needs.” ~ Isa Sheikh, former @officialSCUSD student board member
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“If you want to attack someone, attack me. …If you want to go after someone, go after me. Don’t go after school board members, don’t go after these innocent folks trying the right damn thing.” --@GavinNewsom when asked who will enforce new statewide vax mandate for students.
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Vernon Billy retweeted
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, CSBA CEO and Executive Director @Vbilly_CSBA discusses why the experiences of Asian Americans need more attention in schools #AAPIheritagemonth blog.csba.org/aapimonth2/
CA Teachers and school employees will receive vaccine in Phase 1B Tier One. As supply increases expect a timeline for Phase 1B to be announced. Education on safety and a streamline process will be the key in getting our state vaccinated. @SanDiegoCOE @CSBA_Now @SolanaBeachSD
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It's time...Calif needs to get serious about broadband access for students. Taco Bell isn't the answer.@CSBA_Now @CalMatters @hadip @tboneflint
.@Vbilly_CSBA: The financial interests of telecoms and cable companies should not be able to hold the education of students hostage or force governing boards to “MacGyver” internet access for their students. calmatters.org/commentary/my…
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This echoes what a state education coalition including @WeAreCTA and @CSBA_Now said yesterday. They also warned that both teachers and families could be resistant to return to school in the fall without the proper resources for social distancing and cleaning.
In a joint statement, the superintendents of LA Unified & San Diego Unified say again that Newsom's budget doesn't provide enough to safely reopen schools. And: "A robust system of COVID-19 testing and contact tracing will need to be in place before we can consider re-opening"
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Vernon Billy retweeted
📣CSBA is developing a sample board policy that will aid districts and county offices in important school reopening decisions. The comprehensive sample board policy will outline key considerations in a number of areas and is scheduled for release in early June.
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