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Trustees consider a short "Elmo" protocol and simplified parliamentary guidance for smoother meetings
5536154 · August 6, 2025
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Summary
Trustees discussed using a short, named call (the "Elmo" protocol) to end looping discussion and asked staff to draft simple reference language on motions and calling the question for the governance handbook.
During the strategic roundtable, Dr. Gibson described several tools boards use to avoid repeated discussion on the same topic, including a locally used device he called the "Elmo protocol": "If any member felt like we were in a loop, one member could say, 'I propose Elmo.' And if…
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