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Task force urges policy overhaul to clarify advisory committees, bylaws and chairs' authority
Summary
A superintendent-appointed task force recommended rewriting Board policy 10‑70, creating an advisory‑appointee interest list, setting a five‑year bylaw review cycle and new processes for committee recommendations and chair/onboarding training. The board asked staff to return with a proposed workshop item and draft policy edits.
A superintendent task force that reviewed Broward County Public Schools’ advisory committees recommended several changes to policy 10‑70 aimed at clarifying roles, speeding bylaw approvals and improving committee training.
The 11‑member panel, chaired by Cynthia Dominique, presented its final report at the June 24 workshop, saying volunteers spend hundreds of hours on committees that provide “cost‑effective” services and community input. The group recommended creating a publicly available advisory‑appointee interest list to broaden and diversify volunteers, moving bylaw reviews from a two‑year to a five‑year cycle and adopting a formalized, transparent process…
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