Publications and Communications

The Kansas Association of School Boards strives to develop publications to meet the needs of boards, district personnel and school attorneys. Since many of these documents contain information influenced by changes in Kansas law and court decisions, they are updated as needed. Board members, administrators, clerks, board attorneys and others are encouraged to ensure their library of KASB publications is complete. The KASB publications collection includes books and handbooks on issues such as:

The KASB publications collection includes books and handbooks on issues such as:

  • Boardsmanship
  • Employment law
  • School law
  • Negotiations
  • Kansas Open Meetings/
    Open Records Acts
  • Student discipline
  • Personnel evaluation
  • Sample handbook language
  • Clerk responsibilities 
 

In addition to this information, KASB provides information to members through several periodicals and newsletters, including:

  • School Board Review    
  • Capitol Update
  • Clerk News
    (electronic only) 
 
  •  Research Bulletin
    (electronic only)
  • Governmental Relations Bulletin
    (electronic only) 

Some of these periodicals require a subscription fee or membership to a specific group, while others are provided to all members. Some are available online only while others are available in print versions or online. A number of National School Boards Association publications may be purchased through KASB (see the Bookstore page for further details).