Texas Association Of School Boards Inc

Programs: Tasb risk management fund - through a service agreement, tasb provides overall management and program administration to the tasb risk management fund (fund), an intergovernmental risk sharing pool for texas school districts and other educational-related governmental entities. The fund offers workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, property, school liability, auto physical damage, and auto liability coverage to its members. Tasb's program administration activities include underwriting, marketing, claims administration, loss prevention, financial management and other management and oversight services. The coverage provided by the fund and services provided by tasb on the fund's behalf are designed to reduce and minimize the risk of loss by the fund's members through effective loss prevention, claims administration and other activities, thereby lessening the burdens of government. The fund provided coverage to over 1,000 members during the 2016-17 fiscal year.

tasb offers school districts and other governmental entities the opportunity to participate in a wide array of programs and services that lessens the burdens of government. Basic member services to boards of texas school districts include, but are not limited to, governmental relations, representing the interests of members at the texas legislature; board training credit and tracking; and a subscription to tasb's flagship publication, texas lone star. In addition, tasb provides legal advice and support to members. Tasb attorneys are knowledgeable about public school issues and provide counsel to school board trustees and their administrators and attorneys daily. Through tasb membership, other services and programs are available to members on a fee-for-service basis. Tasb services were made available to 1,048 active, 202 associate, and 43 affiliate members during the 2016-17 fiscal year.

cooperative purchasing - through a service agreement with the local government purchasing cooperative (purchasing cooperative), tasb provides administrative services relating to competitive procurement for governmental entities, such as school districts, counties, municipalities, and special districts. The purchasing cooperative served over 1,700 governmental entities that purchased over $1. 1 billion in goods and services during the 2016-17 fiscal year. Through a service and license agreement and a sales agreement, tasb also provides procurement-related administrative services and sales/marketing support, respectively, to the national purchasing cooperative (national cooperative). Tasb has also made online cooperative purchasing available to non-profit organizations. Revenue generated from these non-profits has been reported as unrelated business income on this form 990, and the form 990-t has been filed as required. These three purchasing instrumentalities operate as, and are known as, buyboard, a tasb-trademarked name. Program revenue also includes administrative fees earned through a service agreement between tasb and the tasb energy cooperative (energy cooperative). The energy cooperative offers energy aggregation services that satisfy competitive procurement requirements for school districts and other governmental entities, and allows them to obtain a competitive rate. There were 206 entities participating in the electricity program during fiscal year 2016-17, with over 1. 3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity purchased. The energy cooperative also offers a transportation fuel program that provides fixed-rate pricing for fuel commodities, including gasoline, diesel, and propane, over pre-set periods of time, or terms. There were 79 entities participating in the fuel program during fiscal year 2016-17, with 10 million gallons of transportation fuel delivered. The purchasing cooperative, national cooperative, and energy cooperative assist their respective members by facilitating compliance with governmental procurement requirements and providing members with economies of scale in purchasing services and products. As a result, school districts and other governmental entities can operate more efficiently and effectively, thereby lessening the burdens of government.

i. Leadership team services is committed to enhancing the effectiveness of texas public school leadership teams through training, publications, planning and consulting, and facilitation services created specifically for school boards. Training opportunities include in-district training, team building sessions, leadership tasb (including subsidized training for 12 participants), tasb isd and the online learning center. Major conferences held include the annual convention, hosted jointly with another non-profit association, and summer leadership institute. These services, products, and training opportunities support public schools and related entities, and lessen the burdens of government. During fiscal year 2016-17, leadership team services performed 98 consulting engagements, sold 1,144 publications, and provided training to 6,320 conference attendees. Ii. First public, llc (first public) - directly and through a service agreement with lone star investment pool, first public provides investment services to local governments, such as school districts, cities, and counties, as well as other governmental entities. First public assists these entities in managing and planning their investment programs. These services help governmental entities reduce the time and expense of managing their investments, and provide for investment diversification. These services enable governmental entities to operate more efficiently and effectively, thereby lessening the burdens of government. During the 2016-17 fiscal year, there were 641 participating local governments in the lone star investment pool. (see part iv line 33 statement in schedule o. )through a service agreement, first public also provides overall management and program administration to the tasb benefits cooperative (benefits cooperative). The benefits cooperative was created in an effort to assist texas school districts with attracting and retaining good employees by providing valuable coverage and offering personal insurance lines to employees, thereby lessening the burdens of government. First public's program administration activities include, but are not limited to, procurement and selection of providers, and marketing, participant enrollment, and implementation of benefits cooperative initiatives. There were 40 participating texas school districts in the benefits cooperative during fiscal year 2016-17. Iii. Facility services provides its participants with assistance on regulatory compliance issues, access to professional training, and access to fee-based services such as asbestos sampling, integrated pest management, indoor air quality, compliance reviews, maintenance and operations staffing analysis, bond election assistance, and facility assessments. Through the construction program management service, facility services, in conjunction with an outside provider, offers comprehensive assistance through all phases of a construction project. Facility services also provides texas school districts and local governmental entities with assistance on energy efficiency and conservation projects. Facility services' energy program offers direct consultation and services, as well as customized energy management solutions provided in conjunction with an outside provider. Additionally, facility services has an efficient buildings program that serves participants through energy upgrades and facility improvements that increase operational efficiency. These services allow participants to operate more efficiently and effectively, thereby lessening the burdens of government. Facility services has also made subscription services available to other non-profit organizations. Revenue generated from these organizations has been reported as unrelated business income on this form 990, and the form 990-t has been filed as required. During the 2016-17 fiscal year, facility services had 622 participants and performed 536 consulting engagements. Iv. Hr services participants have access to publications, training, and expert consulting services in the area of human resource management. Services include salary survey reports, in-district training, model job descriptions, model employee handbooks, and a human resources library. These services and products support public schools and related entities, and lessen the burdens of government. During the 2016-17 fiscal year, hr services had 1,007 participants, performed 253 consulting engagements, and sold over 4,200 publications. V. Policy service provides subscribers with services and resources that help school district trustees and superintendents master their respective roles in providing excellent local governance. Services include legal reference policies and updates, localized policy manuals, policy review sessions, and access to an internet-based tool for hosting district policies. These services support public schools and related entities, and lessen the burdens of government. There were 1,103 subscribers to policy service and 78 consulting jobs conducted during fiscal year 2016-17. Vi. Tasb's special education solutions program helps texas school districts seek reimbursement for services eligible under the school health and related services program, thereby lessening the burdens of government. Participating districts have the ability to file medicaid claims electronically, utilizing smart (site-based medicaid administration, reimbursement and tracking). Electronic filing is cost effective and is an efficient way to maximize district reimbursements while maintaining control over medicaid claims. During fiscal year 2016-17, there were 97 district participants that submitted approximately $52. 5 million in medicaid claims. Vii. Legal services- in addition to supporting membership activities, legal services offers in-service training, seminars, publications, and videos on legal topics for educational and informational purposes. Training attendance and publications/videos sold totaled more than 800 and 200 respectively, during fiscal year 2016-17. In addition, legal services responded to over 4,300 legal inquiries from members during the fiscal year. Under a service agreement with the tasb legal assistance fund (laf), a 501 (c)(4) tax-exempt entity, tasb provides administrative services to laf, primarily through the legal services division. Laf's mission is to assist participating texas school districts by advocating on issues or causes that generally affect, or will affect, the public schools of the state of texas. As of august 31, 2017, laf had 760 members. These services support public schools and related entities, and lessen the burdens of government. Viii. Boardbook is a web-based software application that helps school districts and other subscribers assemble board meeting packets in a consistent, efficient manner, and provides for paperless meetings. Assembled materials are available via the web and can include links to other documents. The application allows for searches of archived board meeting packets and minutes. The public can view posted meeting notices, agenda packets, and minutes on a district's website. By using boardbook, districts are able to operate more efficiently and effectively, thereby lessening the burdens of government. There were 730 texas and 647 out-of-state governmental entities subscribing to boardbook during fiscal year 2016-17. Tasb has also made boardbook available to non-profit and other private organizations inside and outside of the state of texas. Revenue generated from these organizations has been reported as unrelated business income on this form 990, and the form 990-t has been filed as required. Ix. Executive search services (ess) is a consulting service dedicated to helping districts find a chief executive officer or other key administrator. Searches include assistance at each stage of the process, from assessment and planning to offering screening assistance for decision makers. By utilizing ess services, districts are able to operate more efficiently and effectively, thereby lessening the burdens of government. Ess conducted 29 searches during fiscal year 2016-17. X. Other revenue includes, but is not limited to, revenue generated through legislative update seminars, administrative professionals conferences, sales of various tasb products and publications, and community survey services. These services and products support public schools and related entities, thereby lessening the burdens of government. Revenue generated from the sale of certain items and for the provision of certain services to other non-profit organizations has been reported as unrelated business income on this form 990, and the form 990-t has been filed as required.