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PSBA governing board president stresses parental involvement, warns of recurring budget pressures
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Sabrina Backer, PSBA's governing board president for 2026, said new board members need two years to learn their roles, urged stronger parental involvement and diverse student pathways, and warned that recurring budget shortfalls and unfunded mandates are overwhelming teachers.
Sabrina Backer, PSBA's governing board president for 2026, outlined her background and priorities in opening remarks, emphasizing parental involvement and recurring budget challenges.
Backer said she began volunteering with a PTO in Virginia Beach and later served as a PTO president after moving back to Franklin. She told listeners she was selected to fill a vacancy on her local school board in November 2014 and has served on that board since then.
"I have learned in my years in the board ... it takes you 2 years to know what you're…
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