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Attend a School Board Meeting
The success of a democracy is predicated on educated citizens. A district's school board is instrumental in determining the quality of its schools. While school boards differ from state to state, they typically are responsible for things like:
- hiring principals, determining the curricula and books to be used, and
- setting school policy for such things as dress code, school hours, and
disciplinary matters.
Most school boards are elected. Attending the school board meeting in one's school district is a great way to assess the quality of its elected members and to understand the types of issues being considered and to provide in-person input or feedback on local school issues. Attending these type meetings also often leads to further involvement.
School Boards typically meet once of twice a month and usually have a time set aside for public input.
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