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Meeting Date:
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5/25/2017 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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SCHOOL DIVISION WORK SESSION
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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Public Hearing on School Consolidation
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ACPS Division Objective :
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Enclosure:
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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The public is encouraged to address the School Board under Public Comment.
Individuals and organizations wishing to speak during Public Comment are encouraged to sign in with the Clerk. During the time set aside for public comment on the agenda, the Chairman will call forth individuals who signed up. Public testimony guidelines are as follows:
1. Thirty minutes before the start of the meeting there will be a sign-up sheet for members of the public to sign up if they wish to speak before the School Board. After all individuals who signed up for Public Comment have spoken, the Chairman may ask if there are additional individuals who would like to speak.
2. Speakers should adhere to the following protocol:
A. Sign in with the Clerk before the meeting.
B. At the speakers’ podium, please state name and address.
C. Address comments to the School Board as a whole.
D. Give written statements and other supporting material to the Clerk. Please note that written statements are made a part of the permanent records of the School Board. In addition, the speaker is unable to complete the presentation in the time allotted, a copy of supporting materials will be provided to School Board members.
3. Three minutes will be allowed for each presenter to speak. A color-coded light/card system will be used to time presentations. However, the Chairman may, with the consensus of the School Board, reduce the time allocated for all individuals to speak.
The yellow light/card means the speaker is 2 minutes into the presentation, and the red light/card means the speaker is at the three-minute limit of the presentation and must wrap up.
4. If a speaker represents a group, he/she may want to have others in agreement stand while he/she speaks, rather than having all speak on the same issue.
5. In order to maintain respect for all points of view, the School Board requests no clapping, booing or any other form of support or nonsupport be used.
6. When multiple comments on the same topic have been presented, the Chair may request additional comments on the topic be limited to those who have new information to present.
7. Debate and dialogue with the School Board is not allowed during public comment.
8. Use of the projection system is reserved for staff scheduled agenda item presentations only.
In lieu of having a large number of individual speakers, organized groups can request up to five minutes to speak during public comment, as long as the request is received two days prior to the scheduled meeting. The Chair will then either grant the request or deny the request, and the Clerk will notify the group.
When an individual and/or community organization would like to be formally scheduled on the School Board agenda, the individual and/or organization must submit the request in writing to the Superintendent or Chairman. The Superintendent and Chairman will determine if the request should be granted and determine placement on an agenda. The individual and/or community organization will be notified of the decision.
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Funding:
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None.
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Recommendation:
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Receive public comment.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jennifer Johnston - School Board Clerk
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Signed By:
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Dr. Pamela Moran - Superintendent
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