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New Kent board approves member initiatives protocol and a calendar change; superintendent to add language to norms
Summary
The board approved a process for how individual members bring initiatives to the agenda, including notice windows and prioritization, and voted to move a September meeting date. Both measures passed unanimously.
The New Kent County School Board on Feb. 27 voted unanimously to adopt a formal protocol for school board member initiatives and to move one fall meeting date on the board’s 2025 calendar.
The initiative protocol establishes a framework for how an individual board member may bring topics to the board for consideration. Under the protocol discussed at the work session, a member must submit a notice of intent tied to a policy or an identified board duty; the board agreed the clock for that notice begins when a brief description is presented at least 30 days before a regular session. If the…
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