Many have asked me over the years if a teacher can be a school board member and still be in the classroom.
At least in my LEA, one cannot. Many teachers over the years have run for positions on the school board, but each has had to stipulate that he/she would step away from the classroom to serve.
That should not be the case. If anything, CRT hoaxes, indoctrination witch hunts, and other conspiracy theories have shown that many school boards are not really listened to teachers.
People can say that a teacher is too involved in the school system to view it from different angles and through diverse lenses.
They would be wrong.
Teachers are voters. Teachers are parents of public school students. Teachers are tax payers.
Teachers know the school system well. From the inside out.
That perspective has largely been missing from many school board meetings.
And it’s desperately needed.
caffeinated rage 
Are you aware of any District that has an “informal” way for teachers to have the ear of a school board member without the interaction devolving into a “grip” session?
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Not that I know of except if school board members make themselves available to meet with teachers and respond to their messages and requests for talking.
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