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Video explains the role the local schoolboard plays in the education of the community's students.

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my name is Rachel and I'm in the sixth grade I was invited to go to school board meeting to get in the ward but I didn't know what the school board if so I ask my grandpa Freddy keys to be on the board he said we'll school boards are kind of like your grandparents are the school and want good things for the students and staff even though grandparents aren't always around we do our best to help you learn and grow let me see if I can explain it in another way think of the school board came as building a bridge between the community and the schools they're your voice board members listen to parents community members School staff and even the students about their hopes and dreams for their schools they share these messages with the superintendent and other school leaders and they advocate for their school district by speaking up for them with other elected officials and within the community another important job of the board is to provide direction for the schools school board members choose a destination for the district they might like the students to go to Topeka Kansas Paris France or even Mars but they don't tell the staff get there they empower the superintendent staff and students to choose their path the board also makes a lot of decisions like hiring a superintendent the superintendent is the leader who make sure the daily operations of the school is run well superintendent helps determine the best routes on the map along with the staff and students the school board also ensures that resources are in place so that the staff can complete their work and make sure students can reach their destinations let's say that the schools want their students to be able to play a musical instrument if they like or fix a car or understand algebra or other opportunities the board make sure that the school district has the money staff and materials in the right places at the right ensure success the board and superintendent team help students complete their journey and their local schools and prepare them for the future after talking to Grandpa Freddy I had a much better understand what school boards do they build a bridge so that the community and the schools can communicate and they set destination for the schools so that I can reach my goal the school board looks out for me just like my grandpa and grandma Duke

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