"Morris Dovey" wrote in message
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IMO, the only way to fix most problems with school boards is to go to
the meetings, talk with stakeholders, and (if you're sure can do a
better job) run for election to the board yourself.


You're dreaming, of course. The administration spoon-feeds the board, who
rubber stamps the fare of the day. Of course, the administration is also
limited by the Feds, the State, and managed by work rule down to the micro
level by the Teachers' union.

No way a board member, even a concerned one, could actually find out the
limit to their power, given the entrenched full-timers in the way. Even the
"training seminar" for school board members here in MI is a company job.
Even if you find you do have some power to change something, you'll find the
budget constraints are as big as the regulatory.