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MSBA report stresses continuous school-safety training; board encouraged to prioritize funding and planning
Summary
A Missouri School Boards Association report emphasized ongoing crisis planning, training opportunities and the board’s role in prioritizing safety funding and policy, with speakers urging continuous learning and community partnership.
The board heard a Missouri School Boards Association (MSBA) update that stressed school safety as an ongoing priority requiring training, planning and community partnership.
The MSBA segment summarized a December safety summit and urged continuous training for school leaders. Paula Hubbard, MSBA vice president (quoted in the MSBA report), said board members “are a large part of a team that sets the tone for school safety in their districts,” and that boards set budget priorities and policies that drive safety work.
Kelly Wachel, chief communications officer in the Park Hill School District (speaking in the MSBA report), said safety is a continual process and community demand, not a one-time effort. The MSBA promoted upcoming trainings including a budget planning workshop in Columbia on Feb. 5 and a long-range financial-planning webinar on March 5, and encouraged boards to attend MSBA advocacy events in Jefferson City on March 11.
Ending: The board noted administrators plan to attend MSBA workshops and said it will use MSBA resources as it prepares the district budget and safety planning.
