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Board divided over proposed community listening sessions; committee to confer with administration
Summary
The Wayzata board discussed a Community Relations Committee proposal for board 'listening sessions' after work sessions to hear governance‑level concerns. Supporters said the sessions would build trust; administration and some board members asked for clearer scope, logistics and potential staff impacts before adopting a formal process.
The Wayzata Public School District Board of Education discussed a Community Relations Committee proposal on Aug. 25 to hold periodic community listening sessions after work sessions, but the board did not adopt a formal policy and asked the committee to confer further with district leadership.
Dan Ginestra, identified as community relations committee chair, presented a framework the committee drafted that would allow board members to hear governance‑level concerns from constituents in a short forum after regular work sessions. “The purpose is to provide board and community members the ability to get engage on governance issues and grant the board greater understanding of constituent interest,” Ginestra said.
The committee proposed sessions would be limited, recorded and…
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