People who were yelling about how the Board should have done more to look into things - when? These are all basically volunteer positions. School Board Members don't have 6 figure salaries (like City Council members) or staffers.
School Board members rely on the Superintendent and staff of the District in order to make decisions, and that is the design that we have in Seattle. Don't like it? Find a way to allow for full time Board members, replete with staffers, in order to fully investigate and oversee all levels of the administration of the District.
School Board members rely on the Superintendent and staff of the District in order to make decisions, and that is the design that we have in Seattle. Don't like it? Find a way to allow for full time Board members, replete with staffers, in order to fully investigate and oversee all levels of the administration of the District.