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Committee amends bylaws to allow a summer workshop to include a business meeting and self‑evaluation review
Summary
The committee approved a second‑reading amendment to its bylaws specifying that the annual summer work session may include team building, review of the committee self‑evaluation, shared goal‑setting and a business meeting; members noted livestreaming and public access requirements.
The School Committee approved a change to its bylaws clarifying that the annual summer workshop may include team building, review of the committee’s self‑evaluation, shared goal‑setting, development of a strategic planning calendar and, if needed, a business meeting.
Committee members discussed ensuring public access and livestreaming if the business meeting is held during a workshop that historically has been scheduled earlier in the day or at alternate venues. Members asked that the workshop language be consistent (the committee opted to use the term “workshop” in the bylaw) and that procedures for livestreaming and public notice be followed. The change was accepted at second reading and approved by a voice vote.
Why it matters: The amendment gives the committee explicit, bylaw‑level flexibility to hold a formal business meeting as part of its annual workshop while preserving rules governing public access and meeting notice. Members noted that past workshops have been held at several district venues and that some previous workshops were livestreamed in full; any future business meeting at a workshop will require the same public‑meeting access as a regular meeting.
The committee approved the amendment on the second reading at the meeting.
