Public Comment
In the past when new policies were being proposed or current policies were being changed, the BOE attorney often reported to the elected board that there had been no public comment received about the proposed policy or change. Unless you were a regular viewer of the BOE meetings you probably weren't aware of the fact that public input was being sought. Even if you were aware, you may not have known where to find the document that the public was being asked to comment on. Hopefully the changes outlined in the following article will make it a little easier to know when your input is sought and how to get to the documents involved.
Here's a Herald-Mail online article by Julie Greene posted Thursday, March 17, 2016.
Washington County Public Schools system makes it easier to find board policy info
Washington County Public Schools has added a quick link on its homepage to the online service, BoardDocs, where proposed school board policy changes can be found.
The school system also will post items under "Recent News" if there is a vote scheduled on proposed policy changes, school system spokesman Richard Wright said Thursday.
The changes were made after the Washington County Board of Education's Policy Committee discussed the issue last month.
Board member Melissa Williams had expressed concern about the public's lack of opportunity to learn about and comment on proposed policy changes before they come up for final approval.
Board policies and regulations, as well as meeting agendas that might list policy changes being considered, can be found through the online service called BoardDocs.
There is now a link to BoardDocs directly from the school system's homepage at http://wcpsmd.com.
Here's the link to the H-M site for this article :
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/opinion/editorials/diversity-training-seems-long-overdue/article_635802bf-d841-5b6d-8520-2bc8024dedac.html
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/opinion/editorials/diversity-training-seems-long-overdue/article_635802bf-d841-5b6d-8520-2bc8024dedac.html
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