From 1992 to 1994 he was a member of their central board.
"Not a single current member of the central board has a child in the city's public schools," the report said.
More than once, he was elected to its central board.
"I still think the central board should set policy," he said.
The central board had agreed to the program by January.
But few believe that the central board, in turn, has shown great management skills.
He said it was not up to him to determine whether there should be a central board.
Under state law, the central board has responsibility for overall policy and high schools.
By "they," he meant school officials at the city's central board of education.
He was a member of the nationwide central board from 1988 to 1997.