Training Requirements for New Board Members After appointment to a local board, new members are considered provisional members until a one-day new-member orientation training is completed. These trainings are held regularly throughout the year in Albuquerque. The required new-member orientation training must be completed within 6 months after appointment. New members become ongoing members at the beginning of the next fiscal year (July 1) after they have attended the one-day orientation training. New Member Orientation Training Session—8 units for full-day session New Member Board Observation—2 units for observing at least two case reviews and discussing with local board chair (available to provisional board members only) Training Requirements for Ongoing Board Members Ongoing board members must complete 10 training units per calendar year. Attendance at either a statewide or regional CRB conference at least once every two years is required. Additional training units can be accumulated by means of the following: Online Training Modules (on the CRB website www.nmcrb.org)—2 units for each module test completed Online Best Practices (on the CRB website www.nmcrb.org) 1 unit for ever 4 Best Practices read. Online Court Improvement Project Booklets (on the CRB website www.nmcrb.org) 1unit for every ten pamphlets. Child Welfare League of American (CWLA) Online radio Blogs offers 30 minute discussions weekly. The CRB office sends emails notices to the membership of the upcoming weekly subject matters. ½ unit is given for each CWLA discussion. Statewide or Regional CRB Conference—8 units for full day of attendance; 4 units for half day of attendance CRB Volunteer & Orientation Manual—3 units for reading and discussing with local board chair or SAC regional representative Local Board Training Visit—2 units for local training during board review day (for example, training visit by CRB regional specialist & volunteer coordinator) Independent Reading & Review—6 units for each review of an Adult Nonfiction-General book of more than 100 pages; 4 units for each review of an Adult Fiction or Memoir or Adult Nonfiction-General book of 100 pages or less; 2 units for each review of a Juvenile/Young Adult book or of a CRB-approved video. Children's Law Institute—4 units for each half-day event attended Attendance at a Court Hearing—2 units for attendance at a court hearing Outside Training—2 to 8+ units for CRB-approved outside training (CASA training, foster parent training, CYFD or related professional training, or any other learning experience shown to be relevant to the work of a CRB board member) Training Requirements for Board Chairs All board chairs must attend the annual board chair training unless an exception is granted by the CRB project director or CRB regional specialist & volunteer coordinator. If an exception is granted then the board chair must take an online training module that will be provided. The 8 training units received for attending this training will be applied toward their ongoing member training credits. Training Requirements for SAC Representatives Newly elected SAC representatives must complete the SAC training module (either online or on hard copy) within six months of appointment to SAC. The 2 training units received for completing this module will be applied toward their ongoing member training credits. New SAC representatives are encouraged to attend a welcome and information gathering meeting prior to their first SAC meeting. SAC members receive one training unit for attending a general SAC meeting.