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Board members debate WASDA general assembly language on parents, timelines and governance training
Summary
Directors discussed proposed positions for the WASDA general assembly, including language calling parents "primary" stakeholders, proposed timeline extensions for amendments, and whether governance training can be mandated for volunteer board members.
Board members reviewed proposed positions for the WASDA general assembly and discussed a small number of items that received split votes. One director explained she abstained on a change that inserted the word “primary” to describe parents’ role in children’s education because she felt the amendment did not include language for guardians and families.
A director questioned a WASDA amendment that would lengthen the timeline for certain constitutional or policy amendments, asking why the association sought more time for a body whose job it is to meet. Directors discussed governance-training proposals and noted limits on enforcing mandatory training for volunteer board members; one director observed that requiring training is difficult to enforce absent a replacement process.
The board completed its review of the items and prepared votes to be submitted to the WASDA general assembly as its positions, with no formal board action recorded beyond the review and discussion.
