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Communications committee plans December public forum, survey and rotating 'office hours' for community engagement

Cornwall Central School District Board of Education · November 17, 2025
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Summary

Communications lead said the committee will run a December public forum and a supporting community survey; board members discussed adding rotating pre-meeting 'office hours' (with a virtual option) to increase accessibility.

Bridal, who leads the communications committee, told the board the committee is preparing outreach to support the district's capital project. The plan centers on a public forum targeted for December and a community survey intended to collect questions and preferences the forum will address; the committee had targeted distributing the survey by mid-November.

"To support that, we have a survey that our target was to have out by mid November," Bridal said, and added that survey responses would inform the forum’s content. Bridal said the committee will work with district staff to push the survey through district channels and answer submitted questions at the forum.

Bridal also floated a recurring set of board 'office hours'—an hour before meetings when rotating board members would be available for informal conversation with residents. Board members discussed logistics: rotating a subset of four board members for a slot, offering a virtual option so those who cannot attend in person can participate, and not broadcasting those sessions on YouTube to keep conversations informal. One board member noted office hours could be especially helpful for people who feel uncomfortable speaking in public.

No formal decision was made; Bridal said she will draft a proposal (including a schedule and survey) and bring it back to the board for consideration.