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Board members today face increasingly complex, interwoven social and environmental challenges: pandemics, natural disasters, increasing economic inequality, civil unrest, and racial justice. However, in contrast to other elected officials, school board members rarely have staff or support in navigating governance challenges as they arise.
School boards oversee a large portfolio including district budgeting, setting policy, hiring the Superintendent, approving labor contracts, disciplinary cases, and school expulsion. Despite this large portfolio of responsibilities, board members have minimal training, and only 10 states have mandatory training requirements.
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There are 90,000 school board members in America
That's 1 in 5 elected officials in the United States
The average age of school board members is 64
80% are white and 68% do not have kids in school
They oversee nearly 14,000 districts and serve 78 million students
In total school boards control $750 billion in funds
Right now, many school board members fulfill their responsibilities based on intuition alone.
Our Communities Deserve Better.Our communities deserve better.
School board member coaching would improve the effectiveness, enhance the impact, and strengthen the accountability of board member performance in districts with the highest need.
Education Justice Academy mentors potential school board members who can help convert educational theories into actionable plans for policy leaders in school districts where the need is greatest.
EJA recruits, trains, and supports school board members to increase educational justice and equity at the district level.
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We train highly competent school governance leaders to advance educational justice in schools.
EJA will create high-quality school board governance leadership by recruiting local leaders and preparing them to run for school board. In our 10-week academy candidates will develop a 4-year action plan and learn how to enact policies that advance educational justice at the district level. Once elected or appointed, EJA supports school board members in their roles through coaching, mentoring, cohort-based learning, and continuous improvement support.
We focus on recruiting and identifying leaders from communities that are underrepresented on their district’s current school board.
Cohort candidates will develop a district specific four year plan to address student achievement during our ten-week academy.
We help prospective candidates build a community powered campaign plan with support from a mentor board member.
EJA supports graduates through 1:1 coaching, mentoring, and a community of peer board members focused on educational justice.
the next generation of school leaders are here
Every district has knowledgeable and capable potential board members who reflect the diversity of their community. EJA gives candidates the tools they need to create sustainable change in school districts.
Education Justice Academy envisions school boards that make a profound difference in the quality and culture of school districts to improve student outcomes.
Training candidates before they run ensures they are prepared for the commitment of the role and have the appropriate time to develop skills and knowledge to become highly effective school board members. Through the cohort model, we will create a tight-knit network of board members across the state who can mentor, support, and learn from each other's successes and failures, better preparing them for districts with system-wide needs.
Apply to be in the next cohort or nominate someone from your community!
Deadline to apply is July 1st 2022
Interested in applying? Let us know and we’ll follow up!
EJA gives candidates the tools they need to create sustainable change in school districts.
Help fund the next generation of school board leaders!
