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Candidates propose student forums, countywide council and online portal to amplify student voice
Summary
Multiple student trustee candidates at the Sept. 4 meeting proposed practical outreach measures — student forums, a countywide council of student trustees, and an informational website — to increase representation and make it easier for students to share concerns with the board.
Several candidates proposed concrete steps to increase student engagement and to ensure underrepresented students can be heard at the county level.
Amy proposed "regular student forums or sessions where students from various schools can come together to discuss the issues that matter most to them," saying such a platform would help channel student concerns about mental health, equity and resources into board deliberations. Priscilla (introduced during the meeting) suggested creating a countywide council of student trustees to gather input from district-level student trustees and bring representative feedback to the county board. Ash described building a website to explain the student-trustee role, post meeting materials and enable students to provide feedback and contact trustees directly.
Candidates emphasized a mix of in-person outreach and anonymous digital forms to include students who are reluctant to speak publicly. The proposals were presented as improvements to transparency and access rather than immediate board directives; trustees collected notes for the record but did not commit to specific next steps in the provided transcript.
