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Policy committee endorses one ex officio student board member with two alternates, asks student government to select representative
Summary
The Newburgh City School District policy committee agreed to send a draft policy to the full board that creates one ex officio student board member with two alternates, leaves selection to student government, and asks staff to return next year with options to improve campus representation.
The policy committee of the Newburgh City School District Board of Education agreed to send a draft policy to the full board establishing one ex officio student board member and two alternates, with selection left to the district’s student government.
The committee said it will forward the draft as written for the next stage of review but directed staff to work with legal counsel to finalize the language and to revisit representation concerns next year. The committee also discussed logistics including attendance, the role of an adult adviser, and a plan for alternates to rotate into meetings when the primary student cannot attend.
Committee members raised questions about campus representation and the selection method. “My rationale for student council was that there’s already…
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