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NSBA Council of School Attorneys Online Membership Benefits Tour

NSBA Council of School Attorneys Online Membership Benefits Tour. NSBA Homepage Members Only Resources COSA Homepage COSA Menu. NSBA homepage. Click “School Attorneys” to get to the COSA homepage. www.nsba.org. COSA Members Only Resources. Members must log in to access:

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NSBA Council of School Attorneys Online Membership Benefits Tour

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  1. NSBA Council of School AttorneysOnline Membership Benefits Tour • NSBA Homepage • Members Only Resources • COSA Homepage • COSA Menu

  2. NSBA homepage • Click “School Attorneys” to get to the COSA homepage

  3. www.nsba.org

  4. COSA Members Only Resources • Members must log in to access: • Username = Last Name • Password = Member Number • Contact Lyndsay Andrews or Andrew Paulson for assistance with your member number.

  5. COSA Membership Directory • Complete your profile • Just select “Update my information” • Find COSA members by state • Find COSA members by area of practice

  6. E-mail Groups • COSA group • Seek the counsel of your peers! • Can adjust member settings easily • Can opt for one daily digest message • Can search message archives • Labor & Employment group • Legislative Network • School Finance group

  7. Amicus Briefs • Each year NSBA submits more amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and state appellate courts than all other education associations combined. Texts of our most recent briefs are available in this site.

  8. Inquiry & Analysis • Instead of waiting to receive your copy in the mail, this new service will allow you to read and download PDF files of Inquiry & Analysis. The files will be posted in the Members Only section as they become available and archived for your convenience.

  9. Leadership Insider • Leadership Insider is published six times annually by NSBA's National Education Policy Network and its Council of School Attorneys in cooperation with its National Affiliate program. It offers practical perspectives on school law and policy.

  10. Search COSA Database • The Council of School Attorneys' on-line database is updated with new documents every week. Search here for helpful case notes, articles, news summaries, policies, briefs, contracts, and litigation documents. • Search by keyword, category, title, author, or case name.

  11. Document sharing • This web service allows Council of School Attorneys' (COSA) members to upload and share documents with other COSA members. The material you upload will become part of the searchable COSA database, and once placed in the database can be replaced, edited or deleted by the person submitting it.

  12. Document sharing continued • There are three (3) steps in the process of sharing documents: • Step 1: enter data describing the document (document properties) • Step 2: upload document content (file types are limited) • Step 3: assign keywords to the document (to help others find documents). • To get started, just click on the "Add New Document" button below terms of use.

  13. Document sharing continued • After submitting the document you will return to the COSA document homepage • A message will indicate the document has been saved successfully • Your new document will be listed below the terms of use • You may edit or delete documents at any time • Once a document is saved, other members will be able to access it in the COSA database

  14. COSA homepage • Link to COSA is “School Attorneys” from any NSBA page • What’s New • Audio conferences • Upcoming events • Highlighted cases, resources, etc. • Call for proposals, nominations, etc.

  15. COSA menu (left navigation) www.nsba.org/cosa

  16. COSA menu (left navigation) • About COSA • Contact COSA • Members Only • School Law Issues • Search COSA Database • COSA Member Document Sharing • Federal Regulations • Publications • Seminars • Legal Clips • Other E-Sources • School Law Positions Available

  17. About COSA • Information on membership, bylaws, board of directors, staff, etc. • www.nsba.org/cosa/about

  18. Contact COSA • List of COSA staff. Find out who you should contact here. • www.nsba.org/cosa/contact

  19. Members Only • This section of the Council of School Attorneys' Website is reserved for NSBA Council of School Attorneys' members only. • www.nsba.org/cosa/members

  20. School Law Issues • NSBA's School Law Issues pages provide resources, news, and court decisions on a range of legal issues for public schools. • This link takes you to the School Law section of the site which is open to the public. • www.nsba.org/schoollawissues

  21. Search COSA Database • The Council of School Attorneys' on-line database is updated with about 50 new documents per month. It contains case notes, feature articles, and miscellaneous articles published in School Law in Review, Inquiry & Analysis, various Council monographs, and the Advocacy Seminar notebooks along with Amicus Briefs and Legal Clips, a compilation of news clips and case notes on school law. • www.nsba.org/cosa/search

  22. COSA Member Document Sharing • This web service allows Council of School Attorneys' (COSA) members to upload and share documents with other COSA members. The material you upload will become part of the searchable COSA database, and once placed in the database can be replaced, edited or deleted by the person submitting it.

  23. Federal Regulations • Follow final and proposed regulatory developments affecting school districts. • Includes links to the federal register, NSBA Summary, effective date, date comments due, etc. • www.nsba.org/cosa/federalregs

  24. Publications • Purchase COSA publications online. • www.nsba.org/cosa/pubs

  25. Seminars • COSA Seminar agendas and registration. • www.nsba.org/cosa/seminars

  26. Legal Clips • This free service provides participants with weekly updates on important and interesting school law issues. Subscribe or update your subscription here. • www.nsba.org/legalclips

  27. Other E-Sources • E-Sources is a list of external links organized as Law, Government, State, or Education resources.

  28. School Law Positions • The Council of School Attorneys is pleased to provide listings of school law employment openings nationwide. COSA Members, NSBA Federation Members, and National Affiliate school districts can use this new service to post vacancies for school law practitioners. School law vacancies are listed alphabetically by state and position title.

  29. NSBA Council of School Attorneys Online Membership Benefits Tour This completes the tour. This PowerPoint tour and the handouts are available online at: www.nsba.org/cosa/tour

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