Board Will Consider Adding Student Representatives

WAITSBURG – Newly elected school board member Russ Knopp would like to see students play an active role in board discussions, and possibly even decision-making. At last week’s board meeting Knopp presented information he gleaned from a recent Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) workshop. The board expressed interest and directed Knopp to continue researching the possibility of including student representatives on the board.

Knopp listed four reasons to include student representatives on the school board.

Students know stuff. They have good ideas, a different perspective and...