COSSBA

Overview
Headquarters: 
Springfield, IL, USA
Website: 
cossba.org
Size: 
1-10 employees
Founded: 
2022
Annual Budget : 
$1-5M
Areas of Focus: 
Education
Populations Served: 
Children and Youth
About Us
Mission: 

At COSSBA, our mission transcends boundaries. We stand as a united national force, sharing invaluable resources and insights. Our purpose? To fortify, advocate, and enrich state school board associations, ensuring they are equipped to face the evolving challenges of education.

Programs: 

COSSBA is voluntary, non-partisan federation of state school boards associations focused on:

  • Support for the work of state school boards associations through effective staff collaboration, networking, and shared resources

  • Networking opportunities for local school board members and association board members to enhance the effectiveness of their work

  • Tracking and advocating for federal education issues and policies impacting local school boards and public education aligned with a statement of core values and beliefs of COSSBA

  • Federal judicial advocacy impacting local control and public education

COSSBA 2024-25 EVENTS 

  • Leadership Conference (January 2025) - For state association boards of directors and executive directors 
  • Annual Conference (March 2025) - For state associations and their local school board members 
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  • National School Wellness and Safety Conference (June 2025) 
  • Federal Advocacy Conference (September 2025)- For state associations and their local school board members 
industry: 
Nonprofit