Member Support Services / Communications

KSBA’s Member Support Services are designed to ensure that school board members, superintendents and education advocates have ready access to factual information about Kentucky K-12 education issues. The service also works to get information about local issues quickly and accurately to key association staff members.

Services

Service Contacts: Brad Hughes, Madelynn Coldiron, Jennifer Wohlleb

Other member services include

  • This Web site features news about education; association service data; links; online resources - updated daily
  • Telephone consultation on community and/or media attention to school issues
  • A mentoring program for district communications staff and an annual school communications materials and projects professional development program (OASIS Awards, offered jointly with the Kentucky School Public Relations Association)

VITAL STATISTICS

  • Nearly 1,800 school leaders are kept abreast through the daily eNews Service, providing links to more than 100 school news stories per week.
  • Kentucky School Advocate magazine annually has stories and insights from more than 100 Kentucky school systems, reaching 2,600 readers each month in print, more online.
  • Hundreds of school personnel receive training in various communications skills areas each year through workshops at conferences and onsite in districts.