Kansas Association of School Boards
Shannon Kimball is a Government Relations Specialist at the Kansas Association of School Boards, advocating for approximately 3000 locally elected school board members throughout Kansas since January 2024. Kimball has a long-standing commitment to education, having served as a Board Member and Past President of the Lawrence Public Schools Board of Education from July 2011 to June 2023. Previous roles include Past President of the Kansas Association of School Boards and Board Member for the National School Boards Action Committee. Earlier in the career, Kimball worked as a Consultant and Education Research & Evaluation Specialist at the Georgia Department of Education and as an Associate Attorney at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. Kimball began legal training as a Law Clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Educational credentials include a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Spanish from The University of Kansas.
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Kansas Association of School Boards
The Kansas Association of School Boards is a not-for-profit organization located in Topeka, Kansas and dedicated to serving members of governing boards for unified school districts, community colleges, area vocational-technical schools and cooperatives, interlocals and regional service centers. Vendors, exhibitors and other service providers can also become members. Currently the association represents 286 school districts and 39 cooperatives, service centers, community colleges and technical colleges. We also have service associate members and associate members (former boards of education members). In all, the association provides support and service to close to 3,500 governing board members and staff. Our Mission: ...Provide a Culture of Collaboration and Service ...Be a voice of Public Education ...Improve Student Educational Outcomes