PROGRAM ENCOURAGES
CONCERNED CITIZENS
TO RUN FOR SCHOOL BOARDS
(AKRON, OHIO) – The
School Board Governance Project is sponsoring a free seminar called
‘The ABCs of Running for School Board’ on Saturday, April 21,
2007 from 8:45 am to 12:00 noon at the Northwest Family Recreation
Center, 1730 Shatto Avenue, Akron.
Individuals from across
the community are encouraged to attend and learn how to become a
candidate and run for their local school board. School Board members
from a variety of districts across the county will be on hand to offer
insight on the position of school board member and discuss how
dedicated, concerned individuals can improve our schools and our
community through school board service.
Susan Z. Vogelsang,
coordinator of the School Board Governance Committee, said, “There are
so many people who are capable of doing great things, but they’re
intimidated by the political process. This seminar is designed to take
some of the apprehension out of running for school board.” Scheduled to
lead the program is Steve Brooks, Associate Director of the Ray C. Bliss
Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron. Linda Omobien,
immediate past president of the Ohio School Boards Association will make
closing inspirational remarks.
The School Board
Governance Project is a collaboration of The District 13 Council of
PTAs, Akron Children’s Hospital, The League of Women’s Voters of the
Akron Area, Summit Family and Children’s First Council, The United Way
of Summit County, and the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.
For more information, or
to receive a brochure about this seminar, contact the Bliss Institute at
330-972-5182 or by email at
bliss@uakron.edu.
