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Commission pursues student liaison outreach; members ask district to post openings on ParentSquare
Summary
With the EPS liaison seat vacant after a resignation, commissioners discussed recruiting rotating student liaisons and asked staff to coordinate posting the vacancy on ParentSquare and other school-district channels to broaden the applicant pool.
Commissioners discussed the resignation of Emily Ocana from the EPS liaison role and plans to recruit rotating student or community liaisons to attend every other meeting.
A staff member said Ocana provided two recommendations and that the commission had reached out about rotating candidates. Commissioners talked about using school-district communications to broaden outreach, and one commissioner recommended asking the district to post the vacancy to ParentSquare so parents and students would see the opportunity in their school newsletters.
Chelsea (identified in the transcript as attending cross‑agency meetings) said city and district communications channels are connected and that a specific request to place the vacancy on ParentSquare would be helpful. Commissioners agreed and asked staff to contact district communications and the city clerk to ensure the role is posted; staff said they would check the code and call language to confirm eligibility (grade/age requirements) and return with clarifying information.
No formal appointment was made at the meeting. Commissioners discussed encouraging principals to promote the opening through their newsletters and suggested sending a representative to a school-board meeting to raise awareness.
