Smithville Board Of Education Reflection

While completing this activity, I learned about how a board member feels about if standardized testing improves motivation, if the media portrays test data accurately and thoroughly, how results from standardized testing are used to improve instruction and curriculum, and if she thought standardized testing would increase or decrease over the next decade. More importantly, I learned that the Smithville Board of Education is made up of people from a variety of backgrounds, with vast knowledge, and who truly can about teachers, students, and administrators in the district. The person I interviewed is not only a school board member, but she is also a retired teacher from a neighboring school district. She continues to work for that district as a long term substitute. She hold a life-time certification in K-8 Elementary education, 7- 12 Secondary education in Natural Sciences, and a middle school certification. Her experience in education is over a period of 36 years, and she has served on our district's school board since 2007. I believe this quality is needed in every school board. I am comfortable with my district’s school board making decisions that impact the entire district because I know people like her are part of the process. As a leader, I hope to have a school board with a variety of interests …show more content…
I felt I could have been more prepared for the interview by researching some of the questions beforehand, and creating some additional questions to ask based on her responses. I was actually incredibly surprise by how experienced and informed the board member was, and I realized quickly that I did not know as much on the topic as I would like. Since I am a gifted teacher, I tend to tune out standardized tests since I am not in charge of administering any. However, standardized test affect my students as well, and I should be well-informed about their place in educational practices