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State Board shifts August expert panel on youth screen time to committee roundtable
Summary
After delays to chamber renovations and concerns about equity and technology, the board voted to vacate the August public expert panel on screen time and convene a committee roundtable and follow-up expert sessions so national witnesses can participate; the motion passed by voice vote.
The State Board voted on Aug. 5 to vacate an August public expert panel on child screen time and instead hold a committee-hosted roundtable and follow-up expert sessions, citing chamber technology delays and the desire to include national experts. "I will move then, and ask for a 2nd is to vacate the August public meeting expert panel," the meeting moderator said while putting a plan that would replace the August public panel with a committee roundtable to assemble national and local experts.
Board members debated alternatives including a local-expert public meeting in August followed by a national-expert segment later, a two-part expert panel, or a separate roundtable format that would allow broader and virtual participation. Several members emphasized the need to reach underserved voices and consider an in-person listening session for East-of-the-river communities; staff said the committee roundtable could include written testimony, invited local speakers, and later national experts as capacity allows. The motion to vacate the August public expert panel and pursue the roundtable approach passed on a voice vote.
