Agree! It can become a but political. It should be noted though that while that is less than perfect... What I've observed in less well off neighborhoods is

Agree! It can become a but political. It should be noted though that while that is less than perfect... What I've observed in less well off neighborhoods is that in particular the school board becomes populated with professional administrators. Then the administrators get familiar with the process for procurement for supplies, facilities and contracted work and start getting cozy with the local providers of those services. And things start going down hill and there is little in the way of oversight since most parents/voters are too busy juggling multiple jobs, etc.