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Resident urges board to "be a good listener" during public comment
Summary
A public commenter read passages from the Associated School Boards handbook and told the Colman‑Egan School District 50‑5 board that she felt unwelcome bringing concerns, urging trustees to listen and improve communication with the community.
At the start of the meeting a resident who identified herself by first name read from the Associated School Boards handbook and urged the board to be more receptive to constituents. "Be a good listener is the 1st thing I have highlighted," the speaker said, adding that she had attempted to contact board members by phone and felt ignored.
The commenter told trustees they must maintain "two‑way communication with school staff, students, and members of the community" and warned that a perception the board is "unethical, dishonest, secretive, or self serving" would damage public trust. Board members thanked the speaker and moved on to the rest of the agenda; no formal response or policy change was adopted at the meeting.
