Boards Involvement in Teacher Workload (Dwayne Weber)

Dwayne Weber March 16, 2018

What is it about school boards that make teachers shake? Why does the teacher feel like running out the back door when a school board member comes in the front door? What can the school board do to lighten the load of a frazzle-brained teacher who fears what the school board thinks about them? From the teacher’s eyes, what makes the school board a good school board? Come to share what you think.

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