Advertisement But two men dining downtown found Monday’s meeting worth discussing, at least for a while.
I began actively listening to their dialogue from a half-dozen tables away when I overheard one say, “I was watching the school board meeting ...”
From what I could gather — without blowing my cover — he watched the televised version to find out more about the district’s facility needs and the referendum that will be put to district voters Nov. 4.
I was thrilled.
After sitting through meeting after meeting with few new people in attendance, it was great to hear someone was tuning in to watch the board on television in an attempt to learn what the $18.5 million measure means.
Unfortunately, this week wasn’t the meeting to watch.
No new decisions were made, and the board focused more on policy for the first time in months.
Now I don’t want to mislead, “facility needs” was on the agenda again, making it a discussion or action item at 20 of the last 23 meetings.
And I suspect it will continue to be there well into the future — pass or fail — as board members are interested in eventually engaging the community in their discussions.
But this week’s conversation was led by Superintendent Jerry Kember, asking board members to tour the district’s schools to see how rooms have been repurposed.
They seemed interested and were trying to see what dates might work.
The board will meet again at 6 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Hogan Administrative Center, 807 East Ave. S.
Members will be provided with a referendum update.
For those unable to attend, board meetings are televised live on Charter Cable channel 991, with replays at noon on Saturdays and Sundays.
If that doesn’t give you your school board fix, you can record the meeting like I do and replay it as often as needed.
Information campaign
The School Board’s communications committee is working to finalize dates and locations for two public information sessions, which will likely be the week of Oct. 20.
I will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
