He's more known for controversy than policy change during his time on the Des Moines School Board, and now Jonathan Narcisse says he will not run for re-election this fall.
Narcisse is nearing the end of his two year term and said he made his decision not to run a few weeks ago.
He feels he's helped point the district in the right direction by increasing awareness about low graduation rates, helping rewrite the code of conduct, pushing for sending students to their neighborhood schools and promoting increased security.
Dr. Nancy Sebring said Narcisse raised important questions during his time on the board but thinks all the attention he received from the media sometimes overshadowed the rest of the board's accomplishments. Narcisse says he wasn't on the board to make friends, but get results.
"I've never said I could fix this district, that would be absurd. But there were battles that had to be fought that other people weren't willing to."
Narcisse says he'll spend more time with his family and continue his daily internet-radio show on www.macsworldlive.com.
Narcisse is nearing the end of his two year term and said he made his decision not to run a few weeks ago.
He feels he's helped point the district in the right direction by increasing awareness about low graduation rates, helping rewrite the code of conduct, pushing for sending students to their neighborhood schools and promoting increased security.
Dr. Nancy Sebring said Narcisse raised important questions during his time on the board but thinks all the attention he received from the media sometimes overshadowed the rest of the board's accomplishments. Narcisse says he wasn't on the board to make friends, but get results.
"I've never said I could fix this district, that would be absurd. But there were battles that had to be fought that other people weren't willing to."
Narcisse says he'll spend more time with his family and continue his daily internet-radio show on www.macsworldlive.com.
