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Board moves public input earlier, adds workshops to 2026 calendar after debate on access and staff burden
Summary
Trustees amended the 2026 board calendar to add workshops focused on governance and the strategic plan and explained a change to place a single public‑comment period early in meetings; some public commenters and trustees urged transparency and recommended taking meetings to other sites to improve access.
On Jan. 15 the Riverside Unified School District Board amended its 2026 meeting calendar to add workshops for governance training and strategic‑plan deep dives and discussed a recent change to place public comment earlier in the agenda.
Board President Hernandez Alexander said the intention of moving public input earlier is to "ensure all voices are heard before decisions are made" and to reduce the burden…
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