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Board debates selection method, attendance and duties for ex officio student board member
Summary
Trustees discussed parameters for a student ex officio board member—selection method, alternate, attendance, training and grade eligibility—and referred a draft policy to the policy committee for final wording and scheduling ahead of a July 1 requirement.
Port Washington trustees spent significant time on March 11 discussing how the district should implement the state requirement for an ex officio student member of the Board of Education, covering selection method, training, attendance and the representative’s role. Trustees referred a draft to the policy committee and set timing milestones for the coming months.
Trustees considered several selection methods—including election by the student body, appointment by the board and appointment by school or district officials—and were split in preliminary preferences. After discussion and input from administrators who had polled students, the board reached consensus to proceed with the student body election…
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