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Board members debate committee rules and a proposed handbook appendix; plan facilitated session
Summary
Trustees debated a revised board handbook and new committee guidance (Appendix E) during the Jan. 13 work session, with disagreement over whether board committees should require charters, routine agendas and formal reporting. The board agreed to schedule a facilitated session to resolve outstanding differences.
The Harford County Board of Education spent a portion of its Jan. 13 work session on a proposed revision to the board handbook and a new Appendix E that would provide overarching guidance for board committees.
The draft guidance would document committee purpose and suggested processes for standing and ad hoc committees, citizen advisory bodies and subgroups. Some trustees said the changes provide necessary clarity for committee work…
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