Former board of education trustee Michael Makarski met with President Barack Obama and members of his administration this month in Washington, D.C., as part of a program for young progressive officials who have won elected office.
Makarski took part in the event as a member of People for the American Way Foundation’s Young Elected Officials Network.
He said meeting the president was the “thrill and opportunity of a lifetime,” adding that the group convened to discuss issues facing states and municipalities like energy and technology.
Makarski, who is active in local Democratic politics and wrapped a term on the board of education earlier this year, was one of more than 100 people participating in the event. Obama dropped in to a reception in the East Wing of the White House to shake hands and pose for photos.
Administration officials addressing the participants included Austan Goolsbee, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, Stephanie Cutter, a deputy senior advisor to Obama, and Heather Zichal, an Obama deputy for energy issues.
More photos from the event are here.
This was for, young progressive officials who have won elected office. He was on the BOE and couldn’t even win in a council primary.
That’s nice, but this guy was voted onto the board right out of college based on his last name (Daddy is a long-time police-man in town) without a lick of life or career experience under his belt, and our schools are worse off for it.
He sat on the board of ed during THE darkest period of its history imho.
This kid was involved in rubber stamping the hiring of Randina and most, if not all of her cronies. Spending money that has put the district in dire straits in recent times.
They have too many overpriced smart-boards, sure, but our kids don’t have enough BOOKS and SUPPLIES now. They purchased the smart boards prior to ensuring the electrical grid could handle the technology, which it couldn’t, so EVEN MORE money had to be spent updating that. Great planning, huh?
We have high paid management that rivals school districts that are 50 times larger than ours all making 6 figure salaries, yet our children are being taught by low paid unqualified substitute teachers full time.
This unqualified kid sat on the board while all this happened.