In this episode, we talk with Connor Moeykens, high school senior and student board member in Orono, Maine. Connor shares about the roles and structures which govern his work on the school board, the importance of student stakeholder engagement, the need to support student board members onboard, and how student board members change the dynamic of adult board members interactions. Find the episode on Apple, Spotify, and Substack under Seats of Change: The Future of School Boards.
Resources:
Duis, Mac. VSBA Session Summary. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1OXcUfE0n8Vd0kPDHGEfazwImqzkCC4/view?usp=sharing
Miller, M., Leis, K., & Collins, J. (2025). The missing piece: Local control, uneven voice – student representation on Virginia’s school boards. School Board and Youth Engagement Lab, Teacher’s College, Columbia University. https://cee.tc.columbia.edu/media/centers-amp-labs/cee/MissingPiece_Virginia-1.pdf
National Student School Board Association https://www.nsbma.net/about
School Board and Youth Engagement Lab, Teacher’s College, Columbia University https://cee.tc.columbia.edu/s-bye-lab/
