NK%20Intro%20to%20Public%20Comments%20rev3.26.24.pdf

Parent document: School Board Regular Business Meeting-01-28-2025.pdf

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Introduction to Public Comments (revised 3.26.24)

The public comment section of the agenda is an opportunity for people to address the School
Board. Since this is a business meeting of the School Board, the purpose of public comments is for
those interested to communicate with the Board of Directors about items on the agenda or
specific work within the scope of the school district. This is not a time for the audience to address
each other.

People may submit public comments for a Board meeting either by reading your comment aloud
in person, or by submitting your comment in writing. The Board reads all written comments which
are later attached to the meeting agenda and available to the public on the Board Docs website.

If you are presenting your comment in person:

1. Please begin your comment by stating your name, your city of residence, your relationship to
the district, and the agenda item or school district topic you are addressing.

2. We request that if your comment consists wholly or partly of text verbatim from an article, an
online post, an excerpt from a book, etc., that you simply send us the link to the text and spend
your comment time telling us how this information relates directly to district work.

3. Please limit your comments to three minutes. If a comment becomes too lengthy, | may need
to interrupt in order to allow each person equal time.

4. Please make your statement in a civil manner, without disparaging, name-calling, or otherwise
targeting any one person or group in the district. Similarly, we ask everyone in the audience to
show respect by listening quietly, without talking or whispering to each other, so that
everyone can hear each comment.

e Items brought forward during this portion of the meeting are not typically acted upon by the
Board at this time, but may be followed up by the Board, the Superintendent, and/or staff at a
later time.

e The Board also accepts comments and questions at any time through email. We read each
email we receive, and we appreciate the time and effort it takes for those who write them.