Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.

Utah School Boards Association

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Utah School Boards Association
Usba.png
Basic facts
Location:Sandy, Utah
Year founded:1932
Website:Official website
Connections
National School Boards Association

The Utah School Boards Association (USBA) is the Utah state chapter of the National School Boards Association. USBA advocates for public education and provides services to member boards and professional development to board members.[1]

Background

USBA was founded in 1932. As of July 2025, its mission statement was:[2]

“ Utah School Boards Association builds highly qualified leaders by empowering locally elected school boards with the knowledge, skill, and quality services to advocate for public education and govern with excellence.[3] ”

Leadership

As of July 2025, the following individuals held leadership positions at USBA:[4]

  • Mark Clement, President
  • Curtis Whipple, President Elect
  • Julie Jackson, Vice President
  • Teri Rhodes, Past President

Work and activities

According to its 2023 strategic plan, USBA did the following:

“

USBA Services
USBA provides opportunities and information to educate local boards about the member services available.

  • Superintendent and Business Administrator searches
  • Board, Superintendent and Business Administrator evaluations
  • School Board goal setting
  • Policy consultation services
  • Customized board/district training
  • Publications and electronic newsletters
  • Workshops and conferences
  • Collaboration among districts
  • BoardBook
  • Group Health Insurance pool
  • Workers’ Compensation Insurance
  • Model Policy Reference Manual
  • Risk Management
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Accounts
  • Group Long Term Disability
  • Group Life Insurance

Board Leadership & Professional Development
USBA provides professional development to board members through:

  • Annual Conference
  • Regional meetings
  • Leadership Academy
  • New Board Member Workshop
  • President/Vice-President Workshop
  • Pre-Delegate and Delegate Assembly
  • Master Boards Certification (MBC)
  • Legal updates
  • Sharing best practices
  • Networking Opportunities

Advocacy
USBA advocates for excellence in public education through:

  • Promoting and supporting legislation that is in the best interest of children
  • Continuing to be the voice of public education in Utah through locally elected members
  • Lobbying and providing valuable discussions through the Joint Legislative Committee
  • Training members to work with legislators
  • Providing relevant information to members
  • Promoting and supporting local school board decision making[3]
 ”

Notable endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable ballot measure endorsements by Utah School Boards Association
MeasurePositionOutcome
Utah Constitutional Amendment G, Use Income and Property Tax Revenue to Support Children and Individuals with Disabilities Amendment (2020)  source SupportApproved

Finances

As of July 2025, USBA was not required to report its finances publicly.[5]

Recent news

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Utah School Boards Association. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Utah School Boards Association - Google News

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Utah School Boards Association, "Strategic Plan - 2023," accessed July 24, 2025
  2. ↑ Utah School Boards Association, "About Us," accessed July 24, 2025
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Utah School Boards Association, "Contact Us," accessed July 24, 2025
  5. ↑ The Salt Lake Tribune, "For years, millions in taxpayer funds flowed to a private education group. Now a judge says the public has a right to see the records." July 9, 2025
v • e
Influencers
MainInfluencer Project Badge.png
Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Utah_School_Boards_Association&oldid=10450767"