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Pacific Grove Unified trustees hold governance training, debate Brown Act limits and community engagement
Summary
At a March 26 special meeting, the Pacific Grove Unified board spent the bulk of its session on a facilitated governance training and self-evaluation, debating how to balance community input, subcommittee work and long-term fiscal planning; no policy votes were taken.
The Pacific Grove Unified School District board convened a special meeting March 26 for a governance training and self-evaluation led by facilitator Lou, during which trustees discussed conflicts of interest, community engagement, and constraints imposed by the Brown Act.
Lou, the facilitator, said the evaluation was anonymous and designed to surface areas for improvement, telling trustees, "it's totally in anonymous," as the group reviewed questions about whether board members act for the entire district or for segments with special interests. Trustees acknowledged that parental perspectives and personal experience can shape individual votes but said they try to put districtwide interests first.
Trustees debated whether community input is being heard or…
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