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Somerville Board seeks standardized committee procedures, minutes and liaisons

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Board members discussed new committee rules aimed at clearer agendas, consistent administrative liaisons, standardized minutes distribution and a calendar of regular committee meetings to improve transparency and handoffs.

The Somerville Board of Education discussed and endorsed a set of procedural changes for board committees Thursday intended to improve transparency, consistency and communication among board members and administrators.

Board leadership proposed that committee reports appear earlier on agendas only when the committee had met and members had had the chance to review minutes in advance. The board…

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