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New Trustee Checklist: Legal Requirements for the First Year

Get this quick reference guide to help school districts get new board members settled on the board, with a timeline of events from the election through a new trustee's first year of service.

This document provides a timely checklist of legal requirements to help new board members or trustees get started on their first year of service.  Required forms and training resources are provided for each period of service, from immediately after the election to the first week, the first two weeks, the first 90 days, the first 120 days, and the first year. 

New Trustee Checklist - Legal Requirements for the First Year

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