What to Expect as a County Director

Serving as an ASBA County Director is an active leadership role that includes opportunities to connect, participate and represent your county throughout the year. County Directors are encouraged to stay engaged in ASBA events, meetings and other key activities as they serve as a link between ASBA and the school board members in their county.

To help you understand what the role may look like and plan ahead, we’ve provided ASBA’s 2027 and 2028 calendars of events below. These calendars offer a helpful look at key dates and opportunities County Directors may be asked or encouraged to participate in throughout their term.

View the calendars below to get a feel for the next two years ahead.

The duties of Directors are to:

• Uphold the highest ethical standards in all facets of service to the Association and comply with all ASBA policies.   

• Act as ambassadors for the Association, promoting the vision, mission and goals of ASBA to board members. 

• Help initiate and set both policy and goals for ASBA.  

• Promote the benefits of ASBA membership. 

• Actively support and advocate for membership in the Arizona School Boards Association Trust (ASBAIT). 

• Serve as a communication link to ASBA while coordinating with local county boards and advocating ASBA membership. 

• Attend orientation program for ASBA Board of Directors in conjunction with the ASBA Board of Directors retreat in January. 

• Attend all four (4) regularly scheduled board meetings each year (January, March, June, September), review the agenda/materials and be prepared to address the issues on the meeting agenda. 

• Provide a written update to be uploaded/distributed during the regularly scheduled board meetings. 

• Attend any special board meetings called by the leadership. 

• Serve on ASBA committees as appointed.  

• Facilitate and preside over your annual county meeting. 

• Lead and take part in quarterly Zoom meetings with county board presidents, as scheduled and facilitated by ASBA staff. 

• Send a monthly email update to the county board members, incorporating the format and content provided by ASBA staff. 

• Support the association through attendance and participation at ASBA sponsored activities, conferences and events, e.g., ASBA BOLTS, Summer Leadership Institute, Law Conference, Delegate Assembly, Annual Conference and Advocacy Day and Regional Conferences. (It is our hope that your district will support the work of the County Director by providing the travel and hotel costs.)  

• Support association staff as requested during conference learning sessions.  

• Visit vendors in the exhibit hall during the Annual Conference, express gratitude for their sponsorship or participation and recognize the valuable contributions they make to the event. 

• Provide support to local board members as requested. 

County Director Elections 

Elections for county directors occur on a rotating schedule based on the calendar year: 

• Odd Calendar Years:
  • Apache, Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Maricopa, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Yuma 

• Even Calendar Years:
  • Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Santa Cruz, Yavapai 

Qualifications 

Must be a board member of a governing board which is a member of ASBA. 

Nominations open in September 2026. 

County Directors take office at the close of the ASBA annual membership meeting in December. 

Have questions? Contact Kristi Sisk, Director of Executive Support and Liaison to the ASBA Board of Directors at ksisk@azsba.org.