The Oklahoma State School Boards Association works to promote quality public education for the children of Oklahoma through training and information services to school board members. The Association is a leader among leaders in Oklahoma education and a visible presence in the local school districts and throughout the state. The OSSBA is a player on the national scene as a member of the powerful National School Boards Association.

The OSSBA was created in 1944 to provide support for local school board members with a variety of information, assistance, and representation services.

School board members and superintendents from a school district with OSSBA membership are automatically a part of the OSSBA. The OSSBA is governed by a 33-member board of directors, with five of these directors serving as officers. OSSBA Directors are elected by the membership during the spring district meetings and serve two-year terms, with one director elected from each district each year.

The annual OSSBA Delegate Assembly guides the direction of the Association. Each member school district sends one delegate, the board president or designee, to vote upon the Association’s business for the upcoming year.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Oklahoma State School Boards Association shall be to offer services to safeguard, represent and improve public education.

Goal

The Association shall represent the interests of public school boards before the legislature; provide training programs for school board members; provide school system services; and provide to the individual school board members a variety of other services and information that will improve the quality of educational leadership for each school district in Oklahoma.