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I applaud the creation of an advisory council, but I do wonder about the plan to have board members each appoint two members to it. Why not follow the process that has been used before, where a call is put out for community volunteers? Board members can always encourage people they believe would be strong members of the advisory council to apply. Appointment can lead to narrower views, as the pool of candidates is limited to the people that the board members know. And, let’s face it, we don’t have the most diverse board or a board that reflects the diversity of our community. I encourage an application process rather than appointment by individual board members.

@Focusing, you can "apply" - just send an email to board@pausd.org. This process is really no different than others, except that normally the super appoints (with advice and consent of the board). If she or he wants certain people, the just tell them to "apply." Here it's the board's job to choose, and there are five off them, so they split it up. But anyone who wants can toss their hat in the ring.

Why were the students not present? For an issue as important as this, I'm surprised to see the students missing? The Special Meeting was only announced relatively recently -- were they not invited?
We need to hear more from the students about important issues like these!