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West Lafayette school board debates member communication norms, agrees on clearer information flow
Summary
Board members spent an extended working-session discussing how questions and requests should flow to the superintendent, including a proposal to copy the board president and superintendent on routine queries and a push for public handling of major budget or staffing decisions.
West Lafayette Com School Corp board members opened a lengthy discussion on internal communication norms and how information should flow between trustees and the superintendent.
Board President Amy (Board President) began the conversation by saying she had taken trainings and wanted the board to agree to clearer norms. "A strong board president understands that he or she should be a conduit for the necessary information flow between the superintendent and the board," she said, arguing that individual requests to the superintendent can pull him away from district work.
The discussion focused on three practical areas: routine questions about items in the board packet, project-level research requests that could consume central-office time, and how to handle urgent decisions or potential budget cuts. Several trustees proposed a middle ground in which routine queries would include both the…
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