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Student board member lays out annual review, proposes $2,244 yearly stipend
Summary
Outgoing student board member Noel presented a year-end review and urged the board to adopt better onboarding, a handbook and a compensation model that would pay future student board members roughly $2,244 a year based on 136 reported hours and the district’s student hourly rate.
Student board member Noel (introduced earlier in the meeting) delivered a final annual report that summarized monthly Student Advisory Council (SAC) work, the district symposium, and a community service project, and proposed a set of enhancements for the student representative role, including a handbook, more onboarding and a compensation model.
Noel told the board the student role required substantial time and coordination: she estimated about 136 hours annually for meetings, event preparation and campus outreach. Using the district’s student hourly rate cited in the presentation ("16 50" in the transcript), the proposal would yield annual compensation of $2,244.
"Serving in this role has been an amazing experience and I've been able to see firsthand the impactful work you all do as educators, leaders, and advocates for students," Noel said, thanking mentors and district staff who supported her work.
Assistant Superintendent Carl Zinner and trustees also discussed next steps. Zinner said the presentation was informational; the district will return in June with proposed changes to board bylaws (bylaw 9150 and 9250 were cited for possible amendment) to permit compensation. Trustees asked staff to research whether a stipend would create employment obligations such as work permits, training requirements, or benefits eligibility; the board directed staff to report back with legal and human-resources guidance.
Trustees praised the proposal as a thoughtful effort to document student workload and to professionalize the student-member role. The district plans to return with policy language and implementation details before any compensation is authorized.
