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Lakeville Area Schools board reviews Policy 205 updates on remote meetings, recordings and public materials
Summary
At a working session the Lakeville Area Schools Board reviewed proposed revisions to Policy 205 that would clarify remote participation, require accessibility standards for remote locations, and consider adding a recording and artifact‑sharing requirement; members directed staff and legal to review statutory language and return with revisions.
The Lakeville Area Schools Board of Education spent much of its working session reviewing proposed changes to Policy 205, the district’s policy on open and closed meetings, focusing on remote participation, recording of meetings and public access to working‑session materials.
Board members said the policy committee compared the district’s language to guidance from the Minnesota School Board Association (MSBA) and flagged several areas the committee recommended for clarification. "A, interactive technology must be provided if a board member is unable to physically join a meeting and has provided a 3 day notice prior to the meeting," a board member read from the MSBA guidance during the discussion. The board debated whether to retain platform names such as Zoom or Skype in the policy and agreed to remove specific product names so the policy remains technology‑neutral.
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