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Governance committee moves to replace 'readily available' with 'publicly available' in board contact rules
Summary
The Anchorage School District Governance Committee debated rules on board members contacting staff and agreed to revise language that currently allows board members to request information that is "readily available," proposing "publicly available" as the clearer standard and directing staff to produce a working draft for March.
The Anchorage School District Governance Committee debated whether board members can directly request information from district staff and agreed to seek clearer language replacing the phrase "readily available" with "publicly available" in the board code of conduct.
Member Haynes, speaking during the governance meeting, pointed to section 25 of the draft code and said, "board members may request information from ASD staff that is readily available." Haynes said the provision is important because it affirms a board member’s ability to get information without administrative interference.
The committee discussed practical limits and staff workload. Dr. Bridal, identified in the meeting as the superintendent, said the distinction matters for…
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