State Board Changes
A bill up at the state legislature currently proposes to change the makeup of the state school board, which I favor. The current bill is not one that will work for a variety of reasons not the least of which is the sheer size of the board, which will create an unruly body.
What about the following changes to the board?
- Keep the same amount of board members at 13.
- Create four governor appointed members who rotate as chairman for 1-year each; these members will serve a four year term
- Establish appointed members qualifications as follows: 1 member from the homeschool community, 1 member from the charter community, 1 member from the public school community, and 1 member from the private school community.
- Create 9 generally elected members based on districts drawn up by school-district boundaries, meaning you couldn’t split a school district; these members will serve a two year term.
Just my thoughts on the issue.
