2026 ISBC Symposium: Strengthening Leadership, Culture, and Student Success
Sponsored by ISBC
Attend in person at the Northern Hotel, Billings
Thursday, August 6, 2026 - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
This symposium will bring together school board trustees, district leaders, educators, and tribal education advocates from across Montana to explore strategies that strengthen leadership, improve student outcomes, honor Native culture and language, and support thriving school communities.
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About ISBC
The purpose of the Indian School Board Caucus (ISBC) is fourfold and is directed by an ISBC member-elected board (the annual meeting is held at MCEL each year):
- Serves as a statewide forum within the Montana School Boards Association ("MTSBA") to address and meet the unique needs of American Indian children in the public educational school systems.
- Advises and provides guidance to the MTSBA on matters relating to local reservation school boards and off-reservation school boards serving American Indian students.
- Promotes and enhances relationships and understanding between reservation public schools and non-American Indian schools, recognizing our cultural differences and needs.
- Creates and sustains a means whereby school board members serving American Indian Students can actively participate in the dialogue of educational issues in cooperation with MTSBA.
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Disclaimer: Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA) has designed these materials to provide helpful information regarding topics and best practices on issues concerning the administration and governance of Montana K-12 public schools. These materials are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. MTSBA does not intend nor should these materials be construed to constitute the rendering of any legal advice. Should the recipient of these materials desire legal advice on any of the topics or information contained herein, MTSBA recommends that the recipient make a specific request for legal advice.S6