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Trainers tell Iredell-Statesville board: ‘Recognize competing public values; change is slow’
Summary
Two North Carolina School Board Association trainers led a workshop on the role of school boards in a democracy, emphasizing differing values, the slow pace of change and the practical challenges of funding and staffing.
Dr. Jim Watson and Dr. Walter Hart led “Boards Operating in a Democracy” training for the Iredell‑Statesville Schools Board of Education, focusing on board roles, competing public values and the realities of school finance and staffing.
Watson, a UNC Charlotte faculty member and former superintendent, said board members must accept that different board members and constituents will prioritize different public values — liberty, prosperity, equality and community — and that those values can collide when allocating scarce resources. “We…
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