"Our policy requires building g tours which we generally schedule before a board meeting so as not to interrupt the educational process. Our philosophy is one of our being a partnership with the teachers as opposed to being watchdogs."

"The Board President gives a speech at our graduation."

"I believe that we are board members and have been elected to represent our constituents. However, a survey regarding school climate asking all stakeholders can be very helpful in trying to assess where the district is on certain issues that are of…"

"If you have no reason to be alarmed about this and the board member has otherwise proven himself able to separate his job from his board service, I see no red flags with this scenario. Multiple different types of people with varied experiences…"