Still no state action on NA elected board

Decatur Daily Democrat:

The state Department of Education failed to act as expected at its recent meeting on a citizens' petition that would change the method of seating North Adams school board members from the current appointment process to a seven-member elected board.

School board attorney Scott Ainsworth told the board at last month's meeting that the state was in the process of reviewing a citizens' petition that would change the method of seating North Adams school board members from the current appointment process to a seven-member elected board. A decision on the merits of that petition was expected at the state education board's Oct. 5 meeting.