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San Bernardino County District Advocates for Better Schools

Please be advised the meeting of the SANDABS Executive Committee scheduled for September 11, 2024, has been adjourned until the next meeting on October 9, 2024. For more information, refer to Meeting Agenda/Minutes.

San Bernardino County District Advocates for Better Schools (SANDABS) is an organization of school district board members and superintendents representing the member districts of San Bernardino County on state and national issues.

SANDABS member districts are eligible to have representation on the SANDABS executive committee, which is composed of nine school board members, nine district superintendents, and the county superintendent. Superintendents are selected by region to serve on the SANDABS executive committee at the district superintendents’ November meeting. School board members are elected to SANDABS at the San Bernardino County School Boards Association's annual meeting in January. annual 

Districts large and small benefit from SANDABS membership through high-quality legislative advocacy services. Membership dues directly support advocacy services and related expenses. Membership dues are not used for staff salaries.

An executive committee directs the activities of SANDABS including monthly meetings with legislative updates from Sacramento and Washington, DC, monthly legislative reports to actively track and monitor proposed bills as they progress through the legislature, and delegation trips to Sacramento to advocate on budget and legislative support for public education. 

In addition, SANDABS annually adopts both state and federal legislative platforms to identify issues of greatest concern to school districts in San Bernardino County.

Meeting Schedule

The SANDABS Executive Committee will virtually convene on the second Wednesday of each month from 2 to 4 p.m. via Zoom until further notice. Unless otherwise noted, the meetings go dark from July through August of each year. Virtual meeting connection information will be provided via email prior to each meeting date.

The meeting dates for FY 2024-25 are as follows:

  • September 11, 2024
  • October 9, 2024
  • November 13, 2024
  • December 11, 2024
  • January 8, 2025
  • February 12, 2025
  • March 12, 2025
  • April 9, 2025
  • May 14, 2025
  • June 11, 2025

 

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James Fields

Senior Manager, Intergovernmental Relations and Communications

For additional information, please call 909.386.2947.

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