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OSBA Today
OSBA Today is the official podcast network of the Ohio School Boards Association, bringing together conversations on the issues, ideas and stories impacting public education across Ohio.
From legal and legislative updates to leadership discussions and district success stories, OSBA Today features school board members, superintendents, treasurers, education leaders and subject-matter experts from around the state.
The network includes five original shows:
- Leading the Way — Conversations on leadership, governance and the challenges facing Ohio school districts.
- Report to the Office — OSBA President Mary Cleveland sits down with education leaders and guests from around Ohio.
- Learning the Legislature — Updates and discussions on education policy and activity at the Statehouse.
- Legal Ledger Sidebars — Quick conversations focused on school law, policy and legal trends affecting districts.
- OSBA Forum — Extended discussions and special conversations featuring education experts and thought leaders.
Whether you are a board member, administrator, educator or community member, OSBA Today keeps you connected to the conversations happening in Ohio public education.
OSBA Today
Latest Episodes
Your district has a strategic plan. Now what?
A strategic plan shouldn't be something a school board approves and then rarely discusses again.In this episode of Leading the Way, OSBA’s Kristi Robbins and Teri Morgan talk with Scott Gerfen about making strategic planning an ongoing p...
Career-tech education isn’t what you think
What does career-technical education look like today?OSBA President Mary Cleveland talks with Great Oaks Career Campuses President and CEO Harry Snyder about the changing role of career-tech education in Ohio. They discuss growing studen...
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From school board to Statehouse: A legislator’s advice for board members
Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio knows school advocacy from both sides.Before representing Ohio’s 4th House District, she spent eight years on the Gahanna-Jefferson City Schools Board of Education. She joins OSBA’s Malania Birney to talk a...
How bipartisanship helped reshape Ohio school funding
Five years after Ohio began implementing the Fair School Funding Plan, former Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp, a Republican, and former state Rep. John Patterson, a Democrat, reunite to discuss how they worked across party lines to tackle one of Oh...
To gavel or not to gavel: The board president and public comment
Public comment gives parents and community members an opportunity to speak directly to their elected school board. But what happens when comments become contentious, or the audience becomes disruptive?OSBA attorneys Sara Clark and Jennie...
