We could, too. We d need a different kind of survey of students, parents and teachers from anything the board now uses. And an ombudsperson. But it might be worth the effort. Many organizational reforms these days, including schools, involve distributive decision-making horizontal organizations.
Power is given to whoever has the most intimate stakeholder contact.
No more hierarchy from the superintendent down. As many decisions as possible made within schools by site-based councils of students, parents and teachers. They d have authority not just responsibility. We need somebody there. We have some of the highest paid administrators in the state.