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Bloomfield Hills board debates committee structure, scheduling and televised study sessions
Summary
At a Feb. 24 meeting, the Bloomfield Hills School Board reviewed its committee-based governance model, discussed meeting cadence and livestreaming trade-offs, and agreed to seek a two-two-two committee assignment format while improving communication to the full board.
The Bloomfield Hills School Board of Education discussed changes to its committee structure and meeting cadence at its Feb. 24 regular meeting after a study session focused on how subcommittees should operate alongside full-board study sessions.
Board President Sarah Hill opened the discussion by noting the current committee model was adopted after the board shifted away from a “committee of the whole” format. Hill said the new structure was intended to let three-member committees dig into detailed work and then surface recommendations to the full board.
Superintendent West said the district prefers committee meetings “two weeks prior to the board meeting” because that timing gives staff time to prepare and follow up. “The cadence being 2 weeks before, the date and time is certainly…
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