WACO CSD board members ?awarded Basics of Boardsmanship Certificate

At the Iowa Association of School Boards? (IASB) 71s?t Annual Convention on Nov. 17, WACO Community School District school board members, ?Amy McLaughlin and Barb Shelman, were awarded a certificate for completing ?the Basics of Boardsmanship Certificate.

Through IASB?s Basics of Boardsmanship program, McLaughlin and Shelman completed four components focused on essential board learning concepts.

IASB Board President Amy Jurrens commended McLaughlin and Shelman for their h?ard work.

?This program ensures a solid foundation for school board governance, whether you?re a new or experienced board member,? Jurrens said. ?The extra efforts put forth to complete this program are certainly commendable.?

Three hundred thirty-five Iowa local school district, AEA and community college board members received this award. This is the first year this awards program has been offered to IASB members.