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Agenda provides two opportunities for public comment; rules limit remarks to three minutes
Summary
The board agenda schedules two visitor-statement opportunities and sets rules that comments are limited to three minutes per individual, cannot be combined, and that the board will not answer questions or engage in dialog during visitor comments.
The agenda provides two visitor-statement opportunities (VIII and XIII) for members of the public to make comments. The agenda text states: "Comments will be limited to three minutes per individual and cannot be combined. Please note, the Board of Education will not answer questions or engage in dialog during visitor comments. If a person would like additional time to address the Board, such a request should be submitted in writing 48 hours before the meeting to the Superintendent." (Agenda text SEG 029.)
The agenda separates the public-hearing comment period (IV.C) — restricted to the eLearning program — from the general visitor-statement opportunities, indicating the board structured the meeting to capture topic-specific and general public input. The supplied transcript contains the policy language but does not include verbatim public comments or identities of speakers who addressed the board.
