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Currently the Buckeye Valley Local School Board of Education allows 30 minutes of public participation per board meeting. This time is provided to address items on or off the meeting agenda and is limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Due to the placement of the public comments at the beginning of each meeting (item 2.0 on the monthly agenda), many questions arise when business is conducted during the meeting, however the public is not given an opportunity to ask these questions do to the lack of a second public participation. Placing the public participation before any business is conducted leads to questions being unanswered from the Board.
By bringing back the second 30 minute public comment opportunity after business is conducted and before going into any executive session, the Board has the opportunity to address these questions and concerns which may arise as business is conducted.
We are proposing adding a second public comment session, the first 30 minute session dedicated to comments and questions addressing current agenda items only. The second 30 minute session addressing general public comments and questions.
Allowing the public to voice their opinions opens lines of communication and encourages transparency from the Board.
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Updates
December 26, 2014
The board continues to ignore our requests for a second comment period despite the clear need for accountability during their business meetings. Send an email to each school board member today and demand they restore this essential opportunity for public dialogue.
December 26, 2014
We hit a tipping point today and the school board can no longer ignore this. Post the petition link to your personal Facebook page right now and tag the board members in the comments. We need to keep this pressure up until they grant us that second forum.
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Please bring back the second public forum so we can ask questions and get answers that night
Actually recognizing/answering our concerns would be most helpful. Perhaps agenda items on the first, and open forum on the second public participation--with responses!!!
We are learning across the state that parents and the public in general want transparency and their imput into what is going on in public education... Might want to learn from other districts mistakes and support imput from the community!
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would only make sense, how else do the board and public interact.
I'd like to see the second piblic participation back in the board meetings!
This makes a lot of sense.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Currently the Buckeye Valley Local School Board of Education allows 30 minutes of public participation per board meeting. This time is provided to address items on or off the meeting agenda and is limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Due to the placement of the public comments at the beginning of each meeting (item 2.0 on the monthly agenda), many questions arise when business is conducted during the meeting, however the public is not given an opportunity to ask these questions do to the lack of a second public participation. Placing the public participation before any business is conducted leads to questions being unanswered from the Board.
By bringing back the second 30 minute public comment opportunity after business is conducted and before going into any executive session, the Board has the opportunity to address these questions and concerns which may arise as business is conducted.
We are proposing adding a second public comment session, the first 30 minute session dedicated to comments and questions addressing current agenda items only. The second 30 minute session addressing general public comments and questions.
Allowing the public to voice their opinions opens lines of communication and encourages transparency from the Board.
Updates
December 26, 2014
The board continues to ignore our requests for a second comment period despite the clear need for accountability during their business meetings. Send an email to each school board member today and demand they restore this essential opportunity for public dialogue.
December 26, 2014
We hit a tipping point today and the school board can no longer ignore this. Post the petition link to your personal Facebook page right now and tag the board members in the comments. We need to keep this pressure up until they grant us that second forum.
11 Comments
BOE needs to be informed by stakeholders of their concerns and wants with board issues at all times, not just at the beginning of the meeting
Please bring back the second public forum so we can ask questions and get answers that night
Actually recognizing/answering our concerns would be most helpful. Perhaps agenda items on the first, and open forum on the second public participation--with responses!!!
We are learning across the state that parents and the public in general want transparency and their imput into what is going on in public education... Might want to learn from other districts mistakes and support imput from the community!
^0^
would only make sense, how else do the board and public interact.
I'd like to see the second piblic participation back in the board meetings!
This makes a lot of sense.
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BOE needs to be informed by stakeholders of their concerns and wants with board issues at all times, not just at the beginning of the meeting