Nov 30 2009
School Boarding
This is the best damn description of a board member’s job I’ve ever read! If you want to know what a school board member does, check out Jim Woods’ blog.
A School Board positon will vary somewhat from district to district and from state to state – for example, unlike Oregon that doesn’t pay a plug nickel for serving, in our school district we receive stipend of $60/month (wow!). There are a few other small differences, but the essence of school boarding is pretty well laid out in Dr. Wood’s blog. Serving on a school board takes time, takes work, and takes commitment – but it’s richly rewarding, far beyond anything money can buy. Check out what he has to say.
December 2nd, 2009 at 6:18 am
Thanks for the link and it was a great post! I’ve been on the Board of Directors for different organizations and it is much different being at the top of the food chain then at the bottom and a lot more responsibility. Making difficult decisions about budgets and policies did not make the board members very popular but it is hard to find others willing to take on the responsibilities and commitments of time and energy.