Nancy Robbinson, an Orange County School Board member, will be recognized as a Certified Board Member on June 17, 2010, in Tampa, Florida, at the Annual Spring Conference sponsored by the Florida School Boards Association. Ms. Robbinson earned this distinction by completing a minimum of ninety-six (96) hours of training in twelve (12) areas which focus on the governance roles and responsibilities of school board members.
The Certified Board Member Program is a voluntary training program for individual board members and is offered by the Florida School Boards Association.
The Certified Board Member (CBM) Program provides leadership training for school board members as they strive to enhance student learning opportunities in their communities and to advance excellence and promote equity in public education. Training topics in the CBM Program include: student learning, school finance, legislative processes, policymaking, strategic planning, school law, community involvement, advocacy for public education, diversity, employee relations, and current trends and issues.
