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Minnesota School Boards Association
| Minnesota School Boards Association | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | St. Peter, Minnesota |
| Type: | 501(c)(4) |
| Top official: | Kirk Schneidawind, Executive Director |
| Year founded: | 1920 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) is an organization of school boards in Minnesota. The organization's website says, "As a leading advocate for public education, we support, promote, and strengthen the work of Minnesota school boards."[1]
Background
The Minnesota School Boards Association was founded in 1920. The association's website says, "As a leading advocate for public education, we support, promote, and strengthen the work of Minnesota school boards. ... MSBA provides workshops, resources, services, and connections designed to help boards save time, reduce expenses, govern efficiently, and stay inspired."[2] According to a 2025 letter, their mission is to support "and empowers Minnesota public school boards through policy, advocacy, and board development which positively impacts student success."[3]
The MSBA board of directors terminated the association's membership in the National School Boards Association in a decision announced on January 4, 2022.[4][5][6]
Leadership
As of July 2025, the following were listed as members of the Board of Directors:[7]
- Kirk Schneidawind, executive director
- Gary Lee, deputy executive director
- Jackie Fahey, executive assistant
- Greg Abbott, director of marketing
- Erica Allenburg, director of communications and member engagement
- Kristy Cook, associate director of board development
- Denise Dittrich, director of government relations
- Barb Dorn, director of leadership development and executive search
Work and activitites
Policy manual
As of July 2025, MSBA's website says the following:[8]
| “ | MSBA Policy Services gives school districts and charter schools access to the MSBA/MASA Model Policy Manual, a comprehensive legal guide to be used in the efficient management of all aspects of the school system.
The MSBA/MASA Policy Manual is a joint product of the Minnesota School Boards Association and the Minnesota Association of School Administrators. Model policies are carefully examined by the Ratwik, Rozak, and Maloney law firm to insure compliance with federal and Minnesota laws. Most school districts and charter schools do not have the time and personnel to develop a comprehensive policy manual that includes policies, administrative regulations, and forms organized into helpful categories. In addition, school districts and charter schools would require substantial legal assistance to develop policies on their own. A Model Policy Manual subscription is much more cost effective for school districts and charter schools than policies developed and revised by their own legal counsel. For these and other reasons, more than 370 MSBA members subscribe to the MSBA/MASA Model Policy Manual.[9] |
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Finances
The following is a breakdown of the Minnesota School Boards Association's revenues and expenses from 2015 to 2024. The information comes from ProPublica
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,677,212 | $2,048,171 |
| 2016 | $816,009 | $16,266,101 |
| 2017 | $796,701 | $1,339,570 |
| 2018 | $1,339,570 | $989,886 |
| 2019 | $2,634,473 | $708,502 |
| 2020 | $1,870,512 | $839,068 |
| 2021 | $2,057,996 | $914,838 |
| 2022 | $10,766,782 | $958,914 |
| 2023 | $3,096,426 | $903,563 |
| 2024 | $4,168,197 | $793,113 |
Recent news
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See also
- What is an influencer?
- Public education in Minnesota
- List of school districts in Minnesota
- Consortium of State School Boards Associations
External links
- Minnesota School Boards Association official website
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/minnesota-school-boards-association LinkedIn]
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- ↑ Minnesota School Boards Association, "Homepage," accessed July 23, 2025
- ↑ Minnesota School Boards Association, "About MSBA," accessed January 13, 2022
- ↑ Board Book, "Minnesota School Boards Association letter, May 27, 2025
- ↑ Twitter, "Corey A. DeAngelis on January 11, 2022," accessed January 13, 2022
- ↑ Pioneer Press, "MN School Boards Association leaves nat’l group after request for FBI protection from angry parents," January 12, 2022
- ↑ Brainerd Dispatch, "Minnesota School Boards Association cuts ties with national group," January 12, 2022
- ↑ Minnesota School Boards Association, "MSBA Staff," accessed July 23, 2025
- ↑ Minnesota School Boards Association, "Policy Services," accessed July 23, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.