1. Why Does My School Board Member Do That?
Andrea Messina, Executive Director
Florida School Boards Association

2. JOB

3. A little bit about FSBA

4. Mission
increase student achievement through the development of effective school board leadership and advocacy for public education.

5. Statutory Powers Ethics Knowledge & Skills Governance Roles and Responsibilites
Transportation

7. Research
“A connection exists between the work of school boards and student achievement.”
“School boards in high-achieving districts are significantly different in their knowledge and beliefs than school boards in low-achieving districts.”
Iowa Association of School Boards
Lighthouse Research Report
2000
Review the importance of board work by referencing the Iowa Lighthouse Research Report.

9. Partnerships

10. What do board members ask us?

11. Reasonable walking distance
Getting an item on the agenda (how to)

12. Hazardous walking conditions
Getting an item on the agenda (how to)

13. Routing details: why? # students distance between Predator locations
side of road
type of road
bus turnaround options…
Predator locations
Distance from schools
How measured?
Getting an item on the agenda (how to)

14. Policy Development Who initiates?
What if the superintendent doesn’t recommend?
Who is supposed to update?
How often?

15. What do board members want from their transportation professionals?

16. HELP

17. proposals PROS CONS Share pros and cons
Tell me legal benefits, consequences, risks
No participation in debate at dais
PROS
CONS

18. Enforcement of policy
Tell me the things I need to know that others WON’T tell me. Even if I am way out “there”
Talk me off the ledge
Walking over quarters to pick up nickels

19. information
Help me avoid lawsuits

20. What would you like to know?

21. Andrea Messina
Executive Director
Florida School Boards Association
203 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(office)
(cell)