The Board of Education is meeting tomorrow (Monday) night at 5:30 p.m. for what has been billed a "special public meeting." What does that mean? Actually, this meeting is the Board's annual "Retreat," the purpose of which is to discuss issues that pertain to how we operate as a Board and also to set the Board's goals for the 2008-2009 school year. Normally, a Retreat would take place over the summer, but we wanted to have our new superintendent in place before we scheduled anything.
I find it pretty funny that we call it a Retreat -- gone are the days when Board members would go off to an out-of-town location (the Hamptons?) and talk about Board operations in a fresh environment, away from the daily stuff that makes it hard to talk and think with any perspective. Not only do the Sunshine Laws require that we meet in public, but we certainly can't go anywhere that would cost money for travel, etc.
So we'll be Retreating to the 3rd floor of the Ed Center. We're not going to discuss any regular Board business. We're just going to work on our own efficiency and effectiveness. I'll keep you posted.
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Thank you for this information Laurie. Will the video of the meeting be on the webcast page soon?
Actually, the meeting was not videotaped. As I mentioned, this was a "retreat," and a chance for us to work on how we work together and what our goals will be for 2008-2009. It was kind of nice to have those conversations without the camera on us (or in my case, looking over my shoulder and highlighting my poor posture). We will be discussing our goals in the next few weeks, so you'll see the results of our discussion.
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