Coalition for Glen Cove

Agenda of Coalition for Glen Cove meeting

Monday, 9 October 2006, 7:30 PM at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Election of Officers

The proposed slate of officers is

President

Helen Kotzky

Vice-president

Larry Fischer

Secretary

Don Scarl

Treasurer

Lorri Prince

Plans for the coming year

How can communication between the board of education and the community be improved?

Expand meeting agendas to include one or two sentences explaining each agenda item
Publish complete board minutes on website and have available at next meeting

Install a microphone for each board member and administrator

Allow comments from the public at regular and special meetings

Explain at each meeting that comments naming particular students, teachers, or administrators are not appropriate and that comment period will be ended when comments begin to duplicate previous comments
Explain how board members gather the information they need before making decisions

Suggested speakers for Coalition meetings

The effect of childhood poverty on test grades and violence in the schools