FOR K-12 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS

Do the work. Learn from the people doing it.

Prepare for meetings, work through district documents and governance questions, build your knowledge, and connect with school board peers across the country who understand the job.
The professional network and workspace for school board service.
Built for currently serving K-12 school board members.
Member-first workspace
Contextual Ask HQ
Professional peer network
Private board work
BOARD SERVICE IS TOO IMPORTANT TO FEEL SCATTERED

Your work and your board community, together.

Packets, plans, notes, district information, policy questions, and peer advice are usually scattered across different systems and conversations. SchoolBoardHQ gives you a dedicated place to prepare, stay organized, and learn from people doing the same work.
Prepare
Know what is coming before your next meeting and what still needs your attention.
Organize
Keep documents, priorities, saved work, notes, and follow-ups together.
Understand
Explore governance questions with your district and board context close at hand.
Connect
Learn from school board members who have faced similar questions and decisions.
PREPARE

Walk into your next meeting knowing what needs your attention.

See your next meeting, what still needs preparation, the work you saved, and developments that may matter to your board. Instead of figuring out where to start, you can start preparing.
See what is coming next
Know what still needs your attention
Keep relevant district and policy updates nearby
WORKSPACE

Pick up where your last meeting left off.

Board service continues after the meeting ends. Keep plans, documents, private notes, priorities, saved work, and follow-ups connected so the next step is easier to find.
Strategic plans and school improvement plans
Board materials, private notes, and saved work
Priorities and follow-ups that continue after the meeting
ASK HQ

Ask with the context already there.

Most AI starts with a blank chat. Ask HQ can start with the board, district, meeting, policy, or document you are already working on.
Use it to unpack a budget, explore a governance question, compare a proposal with your strategic plan, or prepare questions before a meeting. Review available sources before relying on an answer. AI can help you analyze information; your judgment remains your own.
Ask HQ
Ask questions without starting from zero.
Try a sample question to see how board context changes the starting point.
What should I pay attention to in a budget presentation?
ASK HQ
Start with assumptions, enrollment, staffing, reserves, multi-year obligations, and where the proposal changes the board's existing priorities.
Review supporting board and district sources before acting.
Ask about your board, meetings, policies, or district
LEARN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WORK

Build governance knowledge you can use.

Board decisions sit inside district goals, policy, budgets, law, community expectations, and changing education conditions. SchoolBoardHQ keeps useful context, governance resources, and professional learning close enough to use when it matters.
District context
Keep board information, district profiles, strategic priorities, and governance resources within reach.
Stay informed
Follow education, policy, governance, and district developments connected to the work in front of your board.
Governance practice
Build governance fluency with short practice. Washington members can use timed RCW and WAC practice today.
Learn together at events
Event Connect helps members opt in to find one another at supported professional development events.
A PROFESSIONAL NETWORK FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS

You do not have to figure it out alone.

There may be only a handful of people in your district who understand what board service actually requires. SchoolBoardHQ gives you a nationwide professional network of board members to learn from when the work gets complicated.
Search for members by specific situations they say they have worked through, from budget reductions and superintendent searches to labor bargaining and enrollment decline. When someone marks an experience “Ask me about,” you can see they are open to being contacted about it. Event Connect also helps members opt in to find one another at supported professional development events.
People
BOARD MEMBER COMMUNITY
Find someone who's been there before.
Search by the situations members say they have worked through, then see what they are open to discussing.
FIND SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED THROUGH
Budget reductions
Superintendent search
Levy or bond campaign
Enrollment decline & school closure
AM
School board director
Washington
Ask me about · Budget reductions
Connect
JR
Trustee
Texas
Ask me about · Superintendent search
Connect
SK
Board member
New York
Worked through · Strategic planning
Connect
DL
School board member
Illinois
Ask me about · Facilities planning
Connect
START WITH THE WORK IN FRONT OF YOU

What are you working on?

SchoolBoardHQ connects the information, context, preparation, and people around real governance jobs. These are ways into the same member workspace and network, not a collection of disconnected products.
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Find the information
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Understand the context
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Prepare the work
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Find people who have done it
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Connect and learn
ABOUT MEMBERSHIP

A professional network built around real board service.

SchoolBoardHQ is for adults age 18 or older who are currently serving as elected or appointed K-12 school board members. We use available public board information as a primary way to confirm current service and may request additional information when records are incomplete or unclear.
Currently serving K-12 board members
Professional identity tied to board service
Board-service history and experience you choose to share
Verification designed to protect community access
PRIVATE WHERE IT SHOULD BE

Your workspace is yours.

Your private Workspace, notes, saved work, follow-ups, and Ask HQ conversations are not visible to other members simply because you connect with them. Connecting with another board member does not give them access to your Workspace.
MEMBERSHIP

Start with SchoolBoardHQ at no cost.

The core experience includes meeting preparation, Workspace, district and governance context, professional connections, messaging, governance learning, and a daily Ask HQ allowance. SchoolBoardHQ Pro adds more Ask HQ capacity for members who use AI assistance more frequently. The core experience includes meeting preparation, Workspace, district and governance context, community connections, messaging, and a daily Ask HQ allowance. SchoolBoardHQ Pro adds more Ask HQ capacity and higher document-intelligence allowances, including school improvement plan context for deeper meeting preparation.
YOUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS ALREADY COMING

Be ready for it.

Prepare with your board context close at hand and a community of school board members you can learn from when the work gets complicated.

About membership, privacy, and access

Who is SchoolBoardHQ for?

SchoolBoardHQ is designed for adults age 18 or older who are currently serving as elected or appointed K-12 school board members.

What can I do in SchoolBoardHQ?

Prepare for meetings, organize board materials and ongoing work, explore governance questions, access district context, build governance knowledge, and connect with other school board members.

What makes the SchoolBoardHQ network different?

SchoolBoardHQ connects professional identity with real board context and member-chosen experience, so you can find peers by role, district, and the situations they choose to share, then connect and message directly.

Are my Workspace documents shared with other members?

No. Your private Workspace, notes, follow-ups, saved work, and Ask HQ conversations are not shared with other members simply because you connect with them. Documents you use with AI may be processed by the AI providers described in our Privacy Policy.

How is Ask HQ different from a generic chatbot?

Ask HQ can use relevant board, district, meeting, policy, or document context that is already connected to your work. Sources may be provided for review. AI responses can be incomplete or incorrect, so members should verify important information before acting on it.

Is SchoolBoardHQ free?

Yes. The core SchoolBoardHQ experience is available at no cost, including up to 10 Ask HQ questions a day. Optional SchoolBoardHQ Pro increases Ask HQ capacity to 100 questions a day and adds higher retained document-intelligence allowances, including school improvement plan context.

How is membership verified?

SchoolBoardHQ uses available public K-12 board information as a primary way to confirm current service. If those records are incomplete or unclear, we may request additional information to protect access to the member network.