A school board is a very important part of the school district. The member of the school board can be elected or appointed and they have many keys jobs that make them so important. Some of these jobs include making sure each child has the best education possible, think about the community’s viewpoint, and keeping the budget as close to the given amount as they can. When I first learned we had to attend a school board meeting as one of the assignments for this class, I wasn’t too thrilled, just because many meetings go over the same thing and it would be a bit of a hassle to go there. At this point, before going to the meeting, I was still in the point of view when I was in high school, but I soon realized that as a future teacher I should care
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Before this class, I had never been to a school board meeting and I decided to go back to the district where I went and to see how things are going since I have graduated. Since I went to a school that is in the class of 3A, it didn’t last as long as I would have compared to the bigger school district like those here in Topeka. I went to the meeting on November 13th and since they stick to the agenda so well it was over in about an hour and I stayed for the whole time, minus the tour of RHS. Since there are only four schools in the district, each year the school board visits each school for a meeting and goes on a “tour” after the meeting to see if anything needs to be changed in the future. A good amount of people were at this school board meeting and it was like every typical meeting they have during the year. The things they talked about at this meeting included; approving the agenda and minutes of the last meeting, going over the budget, look at the public forum to see if anyone is meant to talk to board, approving out of state trips and the protocol needed for the trip (gifted program) comments of supernatant and board members (if they feel like anything should be known to the public), look over who is looking to renew contacts for upcoming sports and approving them for jobs (don’t say the
Before this class, I had never been to a school board meeting and I decided to go back to the district where I went and to see how things are going since I have graduated. Since I went to a school that is in the class of 3A, it didn’t last as long as I would have compared to the bigger school district like those here in Topeka. I went to the meeting on November 13th and since they stick to the agenda so well it was over in about an hour and I stayed for the whole time, minus the tour of RHS. Since there are only four schools in the district, each year the school board visits each school for a meeting and goes on a “tour” after the meeting to see if anything needs to be changed in the future. A good amount of people were at this school board meeting and it was like every typical meeting they have during the year. The things they talked about at this meeting included; approving the agenda and minutes of the last meeting, going over the budget, look at the public forum to see if anyone is meant to talk to board, approving out of state trips and the protocol needed for the trip (gifted program) comments of supernatant and board members (if they feel like anything should be known to the public), look over who is looking to renew contacts for upcoming sports and approving them for jobs (don’t say the