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Stoughton panel considers formal meeting norms after consultant-led session
Summary
A consultant-led professional development session produced a draft set of 12 meeting norms for the Stoughton Public Schools School Committee and a recommendation to institutionalize them; the committee agreed to consider reading or posting the norms and to vote on them at a future meeting.
A consultant contracted by the Stoughton Public Schools School Committee presented a draft set of meeting norms and led members through a facilitated discussion on Sept. 23, with the committee agreeing to consider adopting the norms at a future meeting.
The session, led by Paul Simi of John Guilfoyle Public Relations, reviewed material from a July working meeting and a draft list of 12 consolidated norms ranging from “put students first” to “manage time wisely.” “When I asked you the why, I asked you each to think on your own,” Simi said, summarizing the group’s prior work and the reasons members said they serve. He added that norms help keep debates focused and…
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