Why School Board Meetings Are Broken

It turns out that one of the most basic but critically important jobs of the School Board is to run a bi-monthly meeting where they ask tough questions of the District and ensure public debate on important decisions.

They aren’t doing it. I try to explain to my daughter why that matters.

A video describing why Seattle Public School board meetings are broken.

Why Do We Have a School Board?

The School Board is a kind of mysterious body. What do they do and why are they important? Listen to me try to explain it to my daughter. I’m not sure how well I held her attention.

A video in which I try to explain what the School Board does and why it matters.

Why I Am Running

Understanding why I am running for the Seattle School Board is hard. It’s a mostly thankless job and the problems are hard to solve. To make it easier I decided to try explaining it to my daughter Sylvie, a 5th grader at Bryant Elementary.

A video conversation with my daughter about why I am running for the school board.