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Legislative Advocacy Conference & Delegate Assembly

Dec. 6-7, 2025 | Charleston

Overview

The much anticipated SCSBA Legislative Advocacy Conference sets the stage for all the legislative action that takes place from January through June each year in our state’s capitol. Learn what will likely be the General Assembly’s top education issues in 2025 from state political, policy and budgetary leaders and find out how your voice can make a difference!

Registration

Please review new registration guidelines.

Effective immediately, SCSBA will now require attendees to register for conferences PRIOR TO securing lodging associated with the event. The registration fee is non-refundable but is transferrable to ANYONE in the attendee’s district or organization.
Registration fee: $275
Cancellation deadline: Nov. 14

Hotel rate: $152
Hotel deadline: Nov. 14

Registrations after Nov. 14 will be an additional $25.
Location
Overflow hotel
Delegate Assembly
Overview

As a school board member and public official in South Carolina, you play a critical role in the decisions made during the SCSBA’s annual Delegate Assembly. During this business meeting, delegates convene to make important decisions on behalf of governing boards and students in all 72 school districts.

Highlights

Elect the association’s leadership

Adopt legislative priorities and statements of belief

Receive annual report and financial report
Highlights
Learn from lawmakers and other officials about state and federal legislation affecting public schools.

Get a financial forecast for the state and understand how it may impact education funding.

Discover the impact of collaborative, proactive approaches to the political process.
Boardmanship Institute
Agenda, handouts and archive
2024 LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY CONFERENCE HANDOUTS

2024: Conference brochure

2024: Agenda

2024: 2025 Palmetto State Teachers Association Policy Agenda
2024 handout: Priorities of the state superintendent of education (off-site link)
2024 handout: Administrator Resource Kit – Free to Focus (off-site link)
2024 handout: Strategic Plan

2023 Legislative Advocacy Conference handouts

2023: Delegate Assembly Handbook

2023: Conference brochure

2023: Agenda

2023: Agenda-at-a-glance

2023: Flyer

2023 handout: COSSBA Washington Update presentation

2022 Legislative Advocacy Conference handouts

2022: Delegate Assembly Handbook

2022: Conference brochure

2022: Agenda

2022 handout: Babel (Mike Shealy)

2021 Legislative Advocacy Conference handouts

2021: Delegate Assembly Handbook

2021: Conference brochure

2021: Agenda

2021 handout: Contrast (Mike Shealy)

2021 handout: SCforEd 2022 Legislative Agenda

2021 handout: SCEA 2022 Legislative Priorities

2021 handout: SCEA Legislative Agenda for 2022

2021 handout: The Right to Education Under Assault: Privatization, Funding, and Civic Values (D.Black)

2020 Legislative Advocacy Conference handouts

2020 VIDEO: Watch SCSBA Delegate Assembly (starts 16:45)

2020: Delegate Assembly Handbook

2020: Conference brochure

2020: Legislative Advocacy and Delegate Assembly agenda

2020: Legislative Advocacy Conference Handouts

2019 Legislative Advocacy Conference handouts

2019: Delegate Assembly Handbook

2019: Conference brochure

2019: Conference agenda

2019: Conference flyer

2019 handout: Federal Legislative Update (Deborah Rigsby)

2019 handout: State Budget (Mike Shealy)

2018 Legislative Advocacy Conference handouts

2018: Delegate Assembly Handbook

2018: Conference brochure

2018: Conference agenda

2018: Conference flyer

2018 handout: Budget briefing (Mike Shealy)

2018 handout: Factors and trends affecting state funding (Frank Rainwater)

2018 handout: NSBA Priorities for 116th Congress (Deborah Rigsby)

2018 handout: NSBA Federal Advocacy Update (Deborah Rigsby)

2017 Legislative Advocacy Conference handouts

2017: Conference agenda

2017: Delegate Assembly Handbook

2017: Conference brochure

2017: Conference flyer

2017 handout: Convergence (Mike Shealy)

2017 handout: Federal Legislative Update (Deborah Rigsby)

2016 Legislative Advocacy Conference handouts

2016: Conference agenda

2016: Conference brochure

2016: Conference flyer

2016: Delegate Assembly Handbook

2016 handout: The big picture for fiscal year 2017-18 (Mike Shealy)

2016 handout: Federal Legislative Update (Amirah S. Salaam)

2015 Legislative Advocacy Conference handouts

2015: Conference agenda

2015: Conference brochure

2015: Conference flyer

2015: Handout – Big Picture for Fiscal Year 2016-17 (Mike Shealy)

2015: Delegate Assembly Handbook

2014 Legislative Advocacy Conference handouts (archive)

2014: Conference agenda

2014: Federal legislative update (Deborah Rigsby)

2014: The case for education funding reform (Bob Davis)

2014: The case for education funding reform (Bob Davis)

2014: Legislative Advocacy Conference brochure

2014: Delegate Assembly Handbook

2013 Legislative Advocacy Conference handouts (archive)

2013: Legislative Advocacy Conference brochure

2013: Conference agenda

2013: Legislative Advocacy Conference flyer

2013: Federal Education Issues Update(Mike Resnick)

2013: “The Great Inflection” (Mike Shealy)

2013: TransformSC handout

2013: Federal Legislative Update

2013: SCDE ESEA Extension Presentation

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY CONFERENCE AND DELEGATE ASSEMBLY