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Board members debate minutes detail, communications policy and special‑education compensatory language
Summary
Trustees at the Jan. 12 meeting debated how detailed minutes should be, whether staff presentations should be summarized, and proposed changes to an electronic‑communications policy. Members also approved an emergency attendance waiver (Form J‑13a) with follow-up to clarify compensatory education provisions for special‑education students.
San Bernardino County Board trustees spent significant time on Jan. 12 discussing the format and accuracy of official minutes, the county board’s electronic‑communications protocols, and how the superintendent’s office handles special‑education make‑up services for days lost to emergency closures.
Several trustees said current minutes omit substantive board discussion, factual figures and questions from members, making it harder to prepare for subsequent meetings. Others said…
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