Duplin County Schools: Student voices matter
The 2022-23 Superintendent's Student Advisory Committee gathered at the O.P. Johnson Board of Education Building for its first meeting of the year, and the first face to face meeting since the pandemic, on October 4th. Superintendent Austin Obasohan developed this committee during his first year with Duplin County Schools to better understand the students’ perspective of Duplin County Schools.
During this initial meeting, the committee, which is comprised of student representatives from each school, discussed the vision and purpose of this forum, voted on leadership roles, and shared successes and suggestions for improvement at their respective schools.
This year’s committee members and officers are:
From Duplin County Schools website
Dr. Obasohan values the opinions of our ultimate stakeholders, our students. “It is so important that we know what our students are thinking and how we can help them. It would be very difficult for me to meet with every student in our school system; but having this group of students helps me understand what our students’ concerns and needs are. They know one of their most important duties is to talk with and listen to their peers and bring that information to these meetings. I take their input very seriously.”
The Superintendent’s Student Advisory Committee was originally scheduled to meet quarterly, however, the students voted to meet monthly. The next meeting is scheduled for November 1st.
From Duplin County Schools website
