WYOMING SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION

Established 1945

The Wyoming School Boards Association, formed in 1945, has been working over fifty years to serve school board members throughout Wyoming. The association was formed to "...assist local school board members to increase their own understanding and effectiveness in the jobs they have to do for their respective communities."

Wyoming school board members thought there was a need for boardsmanship training and a corresponding need to become more knowledgeable about education and school operations. They met and decided to form the Association which was to provide professional training for school board members and to serve as a collective voice for school boards throughout the state.

Communication is the most important function of the Wyoming School Boards Association. Communication with the state legislature in behalf of member boards, communication between school boards and their publics, and communication with individual school board members and other organizations.