08/05/2026
The Oregon School Boards Association election season is open, welcoming official school board nominations for regional representatives to the governing body. The nominating period closes Sept. 30.
Read more: https://www.osba.org/osba-elections-season-opens-inviting-engaged-governance/
08/05/2026
Amazing, innovative and heroic stories take place in Oregon’s schools every day. OSBA wants to share some of the work that shows public education is .
Today we have a story from Eagle Point School District:
Eagle Point High School FFA Students Shine at the Jackson County Fair
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/fxbrkutc
07/29/2026
Amazing, innovative and heroic stories take place in Oregon’s schools every day. OSBA wants to share some of the work that shows public education is .
Today we have a story from Phoenix-Talent School District:
Ready2Respond and Phoenix- Talent High School Construction Science students
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/uszmwfbz
07/22/2026
Don't forget! ☀️🍎
Free summer meals are available for all children 18 and under in Ashland, no enrollment required.
See the details below and help spread the word to any families who could benefit! 💚
📍 Ashland Middle School & Bellview
📅 June 15 – August 14
🥞 Breakfast: 8:30–9:00 AM
🥪 Lunch: 11:30 AM–12:15 PM
07/22/2026
Amazing, innovative and heroic stories take place in Oregon’s schools every day. OSBA wants to share some of the work that shows public education is .
Today we have a story from Medford School District:
TAG Camp
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3m6suh5f
Medford School District 549C
07/20/2026
School districts’ net Public Employees Retirement System rates are projected to increase 4.16 percentage points to 24.61%. Individual rates, though, will depend heavily on side account status.
Read more: https://www.osba.org/net-school-district-pers-rate-projected-to-increase-an-average-of-4-16-percentage-points/
Oregon net average school district PERS rate to increase 4.16 percentage points - osba.org
Oregon’s public pension investments had a good biennium, but many school districts will still be facing huge increases. Milliman, Oregon’s actuary, released its PERS investment valuations last week in preparation...
07/20/2026
OSBA board governance, policy and legal experts saw a lot of new faces at OSBA’s Summer School Sessions, the association’s new regional summer training program.
Read more: https://www.osba.org/osba-summer-school-session-creates-common-understanding/
OSBA Summer School Session creates common understanding - osba.org
Woodburn School Board’s first student representatives in years, Edwin Estevez Ramos (standing) and Abigail Trapala Vera (center), work with board members during an exercise at the OSBA Summer School Session...
07/16/2026
OSBA Board Development Specialist Vince Adams engaged with Summer School Session attendees on Thursday at Lane Community College on a range of topics important to school district governance.
07/16/2026
HMK CEO David McKay meets with South Coast ESD Superintendent Bart Hawkins on Thursday at the OSBA Summer School Session in Eugene. HMK, which provides capital project services, is a key sponsor supporting school board training.
Sponsorship opportunities: https://www.osba.org/annual-sponsorship-agreement-package-benefits/