Miller Follows Script, Still SBE Meeting Tense
Despite being scripted, on Monday, Arizona State Board of Education Chair Greg Miller struggled to lead the public’s meetings with the requisite civil tone and demeanor expected of someone in that position. Miller, a large and imposing man, snapped at Superintendent Diane Douglas when she requested that several Consent Agenda items be publicly discussed.
Miller’s carefully crafted script did not allow for variations in what is supposed to be an open and honest discussion of the public’s business in public. When Douglas requested a public discussion of the failure of State Board of Education and staff to take the appropriate steps in a timely matter related to the decertification of teachers accused of criminal sexual behavior, Miller snapped sarcastically, “You’re kidding right?” “No sir, I am not kidding at all,” responded Douglas, who appeared to be surprised that a seasoned Board member would not expect items to be pulled from a Consent Agenda for discussion.
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