Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Student ambassadors press board for advisory changes, propose teacher pass and testing center
Summary
Student representatives told the Board of Education the Superintendent Ambassador Program has produced changes — common finals for core math and security adjustments — and recommended concrete changes to the advisory period including a teacher pass system, testing center and peer tutoring.
Two student representatives presented the Superintendent Ambassador Program to the Birmingham Board of Education on Jan. 6 and laid out successes and specific proposals to improve the district advisory period.
Kennedy Cook and Owen Rabschide, identified as the student representatives and superintendents’ ambassadors, described three goals: explain the ambassador program, review advisory successes and problems, and recommend improvements. "By participating in these meetings, ambassadors ensure that the perspectives, concerns, and ideas of the students...are heard at the highest level of district decision making," the students told trustees.
Nut graf: The students reported concrete outcomes tied to their work —…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
