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Marin County, CA | November 5, 2013 Election |
Let's Open Up our Board's Decision Making ProcessBy Nadine AarsheimCandidate for Board Member; Larkspur-Corte Madera School District | |
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The credibility of our School Board is dependent on a transparent and inclusive decision making processAn essential component of the Board's role is reaching compromises and building consensus in the community. Once the Board uses its communication tools to ascertain the positions of community members on the issues, those positions must be drawn out and analyzed using credible data at our disposal, and taking into account the overarching goals and priorities of the District. The best path forward is usually found by fusing the best aspects of competing propositions, and winnowing out the weakest aspects. The resulting new proposition is called compromise, and it plays a critical role in our democracy. But once the Board decides on a course of action representing the best aspects of various positions, it's not enough to announce the decision to the community. The Board must then build consensus around its decisions by explaining why the decision represents the best course of action for the District, and how the decision was reached. The Board's credibility as an institution depends on its ability to demonstrate that its decisions are arrived at though an analytical process that is independent, objective, and disciplined. The Board must show:
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