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Bemidji school board discusses boosting student voice, considers student-council alignment and outreach
Summary
Board members discussed ways to increase student involvement at the governance level, including aligning student representative slots with student government, using a Google form for broader input, lunch 'office hours' at school and pilot steps to meet student council advisors.
The ISD 31 school board discussed options to elevate student voice at Monday’s meeting, exploring closer alignment between the board and student government, broader outreach channels and mentorship for student representatives.
Board members and student representative Mackenzie raised multiple ideas for increasing engagement: aligning one student representative position with the high school student council while keeping one at-large slot; creating a Google form on the high school website to collect student input; and holding regular “lunch…
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