Idea by @JSA

Marin has about 29,500 public school students,. That is roughly the size of Mt. Diablo Unified or San Ramon Valley Unified, each of which is run by one board and one superintendent. Marin uses about 18 districts, each with its own superintendent and central office, even as enrollment has fallen from 33,741 to 29,524 since 2017. Critics say a merger would raise salaries to match the highest-paying district, but raises can be phased in while about 17 superintendent offices are cut for good. Local control stays too: board members can be elected by trustee area, so every community from Bolinas to Novato keeps its own representative. Neighborhood schools stay open, and parents and principals still shape them. Only the duplicated bureaucracy goes, and that money goes back to classrooms/teachers. If San Ramon Valley can serve its families well with one board, so can Marin