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  • ARCHIVE: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
    • Click here to download the Virtual Advocacy Day handout.
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    • Download the event flier here.
    • Click here to watch the Legislative update and issues briefing from March 17.
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What an incredible evening at SCSBA’s 2025 Midlands Regional Advocacy Meeting, the final of the year! Held at our Training Center in Columbia, the event brought together dedicated school board members and superintendents from across the region.The energy was inspiring as attendees shared ideas, celebrated innovation and worked together to advance education for South Carolina’s students.�#theSCSBA #EducationMatters #AdvocacyInAction ... See MoreSee Less

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Tune in today to Spotify, Amazon's Audible, iHeartRadio or Radio Public for the most recent episode of the Voice of School Boards (VSB) podcast. In this episode, host Scott Price, executive director of the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA), sits down with Ms. Shelly Heflin, head of U.S. Customer Operations for KYND and Mr. Lyde Graham, director of South Carolina School Boards Insurance Trust. ... See MoreSee Less

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Tune in October 20 to Spotify, Amazon's Audible, iHeartRadio or Radio Public for the most recent episode of the Voice of School Boards (VSB) podcast. In this episode, host Scott Price, executive director of the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA), sits down with Ms. Shelly Heflin, head of U.S. Customer Operations for KYND and Mr. Lyde Graham, director of South Carolina School Boards Insurance Trust. ... See MoreSee Less

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The 2025 Beyond the Basics Seminar held today focused on everything board members need to know for a successful bond referendum! Board members spent the day learning how to assess need and offer plans, legal considerations for financing tools and referenda, explaining your building needs to the community, strategic communications, and six lessons learned from the Clover 2022 bond referendum. Thank you White Story & Hicks LLC for your sponsorship. #thescsba #BeyondtheBasics2025 ... See MoreSee Less

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SCSBIT’s J. Lyde Graham, CPM, along with Emma Rooney and Andy Thomas presented the session, "Boosting Public Entity Cyber Resilience," at the 2025 Association of Governmental Risks Pools (AGRiP) Staff Forum held in Austin, Texas recently.The three explored how rising cyber threats are impacting schools and government agencies and why now, during a soft insurance market, is the ideal time for pools to strengthen their cyber resilience strategies.Check out their white paper on this topic at hubs.li/Q03MLnHv0. ... See MoreSee Less

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