Methodology
The names and email addresses of 1,034 Maine school board members were gathered from district websites. Then, those board members were emailed a link to the survey three times: first on June 10, then on June 19, and finally on July 12. Nine hundred thirty-three board members received the survey email, while 101 did not due to those emails bouncing. Two hundred seventeen of the 933 who received the email took the survey, resulting in a 23 percent response rate. Survey participation was voluntary, and respondents were not required to answer all questions, so the number of respondents (N) for each question is provided in the results.