Statement: “Want to help San Diego schools? Get more accountability on the board? Get more teacher voices on the school board? Sign here,” Jeff Smith, a professional signature collector, told potential voters about a proposal to expand the San Diego Unified board to include appointees, according to Union-Tribune article on Dec. 29.
Analysis: A group called San Diegans 4 Great Schools is campaigning to expand the school board to include four new members appointed by a new committee of parent leaders, university chiefs and a business representative. The plan would also impose term limits and change the way the elected members are chosen, making them run exclusively in subdistricts instead of the whole district.
Fact Check: More Teacher Voices on the School Board?
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