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We are looking for new Board members!

The Board of Directors is currently reviewing our first cohort of applicants. If you would like to apply for the Board, we will add your name to our queue for review in Summer 2024. We are currently prioritizing applications from Central and Eastern Washington.

LEV is seeking candidates from diverse backgrounds who represent the rich perspectives and understanding of educational needs across our state with the following backgrounds/skills:

  • Educators
  • Electoral/lobbying 
  • Finance
  • Fundraising
  • Marketing/communications
  • Public policy

The Opportunity

League of Education Voters (LEV) and League of Education Voters Foundation (LEVF) are seeking collaborative board members who are passionate about public education and will champion equitable education and student success across Washington state. New board members will build on LEV’s accomplishments in leading the charge on many landmark funding and policy efforts that are improving educational equity. Board members play a crucial role in the work – setting our policy course, determining our strategic goals and plans, and growing the strength of the organization.

Each board member is elected to a three-year term and should expect to spend 3-5 hours a month on LEV business. Each board member can serve up to two terms.

Read about LEV’s values and expectations of board members here.

Please submit your application for consideration hereThis form will be open year-round and we recruit for a cohort at least annually.

Interviews, a completed application, and board approval are all next steps in our recruitment process. Ensuring that LEV is a good fit for you and that you are a good fit for us is crucial in developing a high-quality board and to the overall success of LEV and League of Education Voters Foundation.

Interested in serving on a Board committee without joining the full Board? Email info@educationvoters.org for more info.

About LEV

LEV is a statewide organization with headquarters in Seattle and offices in Spokane and Pasco. Since 2001, we have been working to improve opportunities for every public school student in the state, especially students and families who are systemically underserved and disproportionately affected by failing systems.

Our Approach and Accomplishments: With strength in policy research, analysis, and advocacy, LEV’s work includes lobbying in the Washington state capitol as well as organizing ballot initiatives and field campaigns to support the public policy engagement of students and families. Our work has included: increasing state investment in early childhood, K-12, and post-secondary education; advocating for a more equitable, statewide, student-focused funding system; enhancing the rigor of the high school diploma; and supporting charter public schools.

Our Next Chapter: LEV is committed to a reimagined education system that meets the needs of every student — addressing systemic barriers to student engagement, achievement, and access to a high-quality education. As an education thought leader, innovator, and collaborator, we are expanding our community-engaged advocacy by developing community-informed, targeted policy solutions to benefit students impacted by racism, poverty, disability discrimination, and other forms of oppression.

 

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