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School Committee approves facilitated retreat on March 30 despite objections from some members
Summary
The Northampton School Committee voted March 2 to hold a facilitated retreat on March 30 with Tracy Novak of MASC after debate over whether a MASC-affiliated facilitator would be neutral; the motion passed 7–2 with one member voting present.
The Northampton School Committee voted March 2 to hold a facilitated retreat on March 30 with facilitator Tracy Novak of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC), after an extended debate in which some members objected to using a MASC-affiliated facilitator.
Why it matters: The retreat was scheduled to focus on the committee’s rules of procedure and norms. Some members said a neutral facilitator would help the newly constituted body work through procedural and interpersonal issues; others said a MASC facilitator could carry organizational perspectives that would bias the discussion.
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