Council of Urban Boards of Education
CUBE represents over 115 urban school districts in 35 states and the Virgin Islands. Our member districts educate nearly 8 million students, in over 12,000 schools, with a collective budget of approximately 99 billion dollars. CUBE helps urban school leaders find solutions to challenges at the local level and seeks to improve their policy making effectiveness. CUBE creates a forum for urban school board members to share innovative practices through issues seminars, conferences, legislative advocacy, research projects, professional networking opportunities, specialized publications, and local governance and policy assistance.
To participate in CUBE, school districts must be a member in good standing with their state school boards association.
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2009 CUBE Issues Seminar Chicago presentations are now available
Would you like to share a presentation with your other board members or district staff that you saw during the 2009 CUBE Issues Seminar focusing on
Urban Reforms Shaping Federal Education Policy. Highlights include presentations from Greg Darnieder from the U.S. Department of Education; Vicki Phillips of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; plus much more.
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Register TODAY for the 2009 CUBE Annual Conference: Governing Urban Schools in an Era of Change, October 8-10, Austin (TX)
Program themes include Building Superintendent/CEO Leadership for Urban Schools; Focus on Austin Public Schools, Drastically Improving Graduation Rates; Federal Legislative Update; CUBE Annual Award-Best Practices; and Childhood Obesity. You also will not want to miss the school site visits to Austin Public Schools, and district workshop sessions focusing on effective student achievement practices for underperforming students. We will also present the
2009 CUBE Annual Award for Urban School Board Excellence and the
2009 Benjamin Elijah Mays Lifetime Achievement Award.
The hotel reservation cut-off deadline for the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown is September 9, 2009. The hotel will sell out quickly so please register and make your hotel reservations today.
The conference registration brochure will be available online shortly.
2009 CUBE Annual Award for Urban School Board Excellence Applicants
The sixth CUBE Annual Award for Urban School Board Excellence will be presented at the 2009 CUBE Annual Conference in Austin, Texas on October 10th. The application deadline has passed (
May 4, 2009) and the following districts have applied for this year's award:
Alexandria City Public Schools, Alexandria, VA
Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta, GA
Aurora Public Schools, Aurora,CO
Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore County Public Schools, Towson, MD
Broward County School District, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Cumberland County Schools, Fayetteville, NC
Dallas Independent School District, Dallas, TX
Des Moines Public Schools, Des Moines, IA
Durham Public Schools, Durham, NC
Ferguson-Florissant School District, Florissant, MO
Fort Wayne Community Schools, Fort Wayne, IN
Guilford Public Schools, Greensboro, NC
Jefferson County Schools, Louisville, KY
Jefferson Parrish, Marrero, LA
Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA
Phoenix Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ
Prince George's County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD
Sunnyside Unified School District, Tucson, AZ
Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, NC
2009 CUBE Resource Directory is available online
This directory is a networking tool designed to foster easy and fast communication among urban school leaders. You will be able to locate personnel and other vital demographic information about each CUBE district. This publication is one of the many benefits provided to CUBE members through the NSBA National Affiliate Program. We are very pleased to make this publication available.
Click here to access or download the directory.
Resources
- Conferences & Meetings
Schedules, location and programming information for upcoming and past CUBE conferences and meetings.
- CUBE Districts
Over 115 districts in 35 states and the Virgin Islands!
- Publications
CUBE publications including research reports, Urban Advocates, ASBJ and much more..
- CUBE Annual Award
Recognizes outstanding leaders and highlights the crucial connection between urban student achievement and successful board governance.
- Task Forces
CUBE is supported by four issues-based task forces.
- About CUBE
Includes information on the CUBE member districts, Steering Committee, and Annual Report...
- Contact CUBE Staff
Key CUBE staff contact information...
- CUBE Resource Directory
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A networking tool designed to foster easy and fast communication among urban school leaders. It is available only to member districts of CUBE.