In our small community we typically do not have a lot of individuals that will run for a position on the local school board. 7 individuals coming from varying professions, many without college educations. These individuals vote to make decisions for our school district but, what are their qualifications that justify this?
As teachers and administrators, we have a college background in the education of children; best theories and practices, psychology of children, management techniques, etc. We participate in yearly professional development classes, seminars, workshops, institute days and many of us continue our education going on to grad classes and beyond. Yet the members of a school board can have far less education in the education of our young people. These individuals make important decisions that affect the lives of our students and teachers in a community.
So I am left wondering what can be done differently to ensure that we get quality community members to want to be a part of the school board. I just think it's strange that we have people with little or no educational background making decisions for the educational future of our students and teachers.
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I totally agree with Lisas statement that something needs to be done to ensure that we get educated people on our school boards. In canton we have a few decent people on the board but going to meetings is painful to listen to some of the members speak. It leaves me wondering how on earth they got on the board in the first place and why are they making major decisions for our district. There needs to be more stringent guidelines or qualifications to be on the school board.
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