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Board weighs meeting‑length reforms: two‑meeting cadence, stricter decorum and student speaker priority proposed
Summary
Members of the Mentor board and district staff discussed proposals to shorten often‑long meetings by splitting business into two sessions, tightening decorum and giving students priority on speaker lists.
Members of the Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education spent a major portion of the May 29 special meeting discussing ways to shorten and streamline meetings while preserving public participation and student recognition.
Board members, the superintendent (Pete Heath) and district staff exchanged proposals that included: splitting monthly business into two scheduled sessions (a shorter business meeting and a separate work/discussion session), imposing informal time limits on routine presentations (some board members suggested 5 minutes for the legislative and student‑achievement updates), stricter…
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