School Board Meeting Experience

On Thursday, December 14th I attended a school board meeting in Pleasant Hill for the Southeast Polk schools. There were many people at the meeting, both on the council, from the public, and others. I also learned that the Southeast Polk high school student-council president, Claire Ward, has to attend all of the school board meetings.

The meeting began with the “head” person checking attendance. He stated all of the members names and their positions on the council. All of the members had their agendas in front of them and most of them were taking notes as the meeting began. They began discussing small things, such as approval for the 2018-2019 meetings and calendars. They also approved the “dropout prevention budget and procedure” for the upcoming school year. The same “head” person who took attendance, also went around the council checking for approval from the rest of the board. As he said their name, they would respond with either “I” or “yes”. I do not recall anybody disagreeing with the discussions, but one member said “abstaining” regarding the calendar. At the end of their approvals, they took the time to give the public an opportunity for questions, verbal observations, or comments. The public had none. …show more content…
High to demonstrate and present their outstanding projects from the 2017 Science Fair. They all were superb. I learned about how pollution affects fish and other marine animals, how efficient or not efficient secondary energy sources are, and what effects music makes on the growth of plants. Following their presentations, their teachers introduced themselves, what they teach, and talked about the project