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The Communications and Public Engagement Committee was established on July 9, 2004 to enhance: the Board’s use of external and internal mechanisms of communications; the Board’s discussions and presentations at the Board table during business meetings; opportunities to gather perceptions and viewpoints from diverse segments of the community and staff; and other means to promote good communications and public engagement between the Board and its stakeholders. |
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| Established by Resolution #446-04 | Minutes |
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Text of Resolution 446-04 WHEREAS, The Board of Education desires to enhance its internal and external means of communications so as to increase awareness and understanding of the rationale behind Board actions and policies; and WHEREAS, The Board of Education desires the discussions at Board of Education business meetings to increasingly inform staff and the public of major issues being addressed by the school system, with due regard given in each major presentation to alignment with the strategic plan, and pertinent matters of board governance and guiding policy; and WHEREAS, The Board of Education desires to expand opportunities, through multiple media and formats, to more systematically gather perceptions and viewpoints from diverse segments of the community and staff; now therefore be it Resolved, That the Board of Education establish a three-member Communications and Public Engagement Committee, whose interim membership and interim chair shall be designated by the Board President (after soliciting interest from among the Members), who shall serve until the Board's meeting in December, at which time a chair and three permanent members shall be appointed by the full Board—one for a one-year term; one for a two-year term; and one for a three-year term. Thereafter, permanent members shall be selected for three-year terms, as terms expire, and the chair chosen annually, at the Board's December meeting; and be it further Resolved, That the Committee has as its mission to enhance: 1) the Board's use of external and internal mechanisms of communications; 2) the Board's discussions and presentations at the Board table during business meetings; 3) opportunities to gather perceptions and viewpoints from diverse segments of the community and staff; and 4) other means to promote good communications and public engagement that further the mission of the Board of Education to provide leadership and oversight of the school system. |
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