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Stakeholder comment guidelines outline participation, sign-up and adjournment rule
Summary
The board packet explains that stakeholder comments are an informal opportunity for students, families, staff and community members to address the Board, points participants to an online sign-up, and specifies that the session will be adjourned if no speakers are present at the start.
The South St. Paul Public Schools packet includes 'Stakeholder Comments to the Board Guidelines' describing the purpose and eligible participants for the public comment period. The packet states: "Stakeholder Comments to the Board provides an informal setting for South St. Paul Public Schools stakeholders— including students, families, staff, and community members—to share comments, express appreciation, or voice concerns with Board members regarding school and district matters, in accordance with the Stakeholder Comments to the Board Guidelines."
The materials instruct interested participants to use the district's online sign-up or feedback form and explicitly note procedure if no speakers arrive: "If no speakers are in attendance by the beginning of the Stakeholder Comment to the Board session, the session will be adjourned." The packet also lists district contact information for follow-up.
