0:20 → 3:31(3m 11s)
Superintendent (identified in the transcript as Dr. Nikolai Aviti) called the virtual organizational meeting to order and asked Karen Morgan to conduct roll call to confirm a quorum; members announced present (Angelique Peterson Mayberry, Sonia Mays, Misha Stallworth West, Sherry Gaye Dagnogo, Deborah Hunter Harville, Georgia Lemons, Bishop Carletta Vaughn).
Detroit Public Schools Community District board held a virtual organizational meeting followed by its regular board meeting on Jan. 12, 2021. The board swore in a newly elected member, elected officers, set committee assignments and heard a long superintendent briefing on COVID metrics, surveys, hubs and plans for vaccine distribution and reopening; public commenters urged the district to remain virtual and demanded reinstatement/payment for disciplined staff.
