Advocacy by local school board members is a year-round job but is never more critical than when the Virginia General

Assembly is in session. With the Virginia State Capitol and Pocahontas Building closed to visitors for the unforeseeable future,

it is imperative for school board members to continue to contact their legislators and make your voices heard on the issues that

are impacting public education. Even though things are not exactly business-as-usual this year, there are plenty of

opportunities for you to engage with lawmakers by scheduling a virtual meeting where you can convey your message and

advocate for investing in public education and increasing local control and flexibility for school boards in implementing policy.

We will kick-off the two-day conference with a review of the state budget, commentary on the new political scene both in

Virginia and nationally, as well as an outlook on the 2021 session of the general assembly. The events on day one will help

prepare you for your meetings with your individual members of the general assembly. On day two do not miss out on J.T. and

Stacy's wakeup call in the morning to get you ready to meet with your legislators virtually. This session will review strategies

and tips for your meetings. The VSBA Capital Conference offers you an opportunity for your voice to be heard and continues

VSBA’s efforts for year-round advocacy.

Thank You to Our Sponsor!

VSBA Capital ConferenceJanuary 25-26, 2021

Virtual Conference

Earn 10 VSBA Academy Credits

2020 VSBA CAPITAL CONFERENCE REFUND AND CANCELLATION POLICY

Substitution of an individual may be made at any time. If a meeting or conference is canceled and/or postponed

registration fees will be automatically transferred to the rescheduled date of the conference. If attendees are unable to

attend the rescheduled date, a substitution can be made, or the recording of the conference will be supplied to the

registered individual. Registrations will not be refunded, if you can not attend the conference the recording will be

provided to you afterward for your viewing.

Registration:

Registration for VSBA meetings is only open to VSBA members and affiliate members. Please reach out

to your school division clerk to register for this event. For affiliate members, please reach out to Mrs. Kim

Hodges for registration at khodges@vsba.org.

Cost: $200 per registration (multiple registrations needed if viewing from multiple devices/locations,

VSBA Academy Credit Points will NOT be awarded for any individual not registered)

Please mail payment to:

VSBA 200 Hansen Road, Suite 2 Charlottesville, VA 22911

Welcome and GreetingsJanet Turner-Giles, President, VSBAInvited Guest: The Honorable Ralph Northam, Governor ofVirginia

Review of the Governor’s Budget

Chris Duncombe, Senior Policy Analyst, The CommonwealthInstitute

Federal Update

Chip Slaven, Chief Advocacy Officer, National School BoardsAssociation

Comments on the Ever-changing Political Scene inVirginia

Legislative Issues Briefing

J.T. Kessler, VSBA Government Relations Specialist and StacyHaney, VSBA Chief Lobbyist

J.T. Kessler, VSBA Government Relations Specialist and StacyHaney, VSBA Chief Lobbyist

Questions? Contact

Mikaela Coffey at

Mikaela@vsba.org

1:00 pm

Agenda

1:15 pm

2:30 pm

3:15 pm

Dr. Bob Holsworth, President, Virginia Tomorrow, LLC

4:30 pm

5:45 pm Regional Networking Discussions

Monday, January 25, 2021

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

7:30 am Wake Up Call

9:00 am Personal Virtual Visits with Legislators

8:00 am Legislative Panel

Moderator: David Woodard, VSBA Legislative Positions andFederal Relations Committee Chair