Washoe Country School District
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OBJECTIVES
As a result of the declining student population in the Incline Village area, the continuing downturn in the economy, and driven by recent and probable future budget cuts, the Superintendent has determined that a task force be created to review various options regarding current resources and needs in the Incline Village community. The ultimate goal of this task force is to make recommendations to the District for a plan that realistically reflects the educational needs of this community and how to best meet them in a fiscally responsible way. Depending upon the findings of the task force, recommendations may include budget reduction measures as well as educational solutions. The task force will provide reports throughout the process, with a final report due by May of 2009. Members of the task force will be from the attendance area and will be representative of students, parents, staff personnel and community members at large from the three Incline schools.
MEETING PROTOCOL
Meeting Facilitation: The Incline Schools Reflective Task Force Committee meeting will be conducted at 10 a.m. on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month during the spring semester of the 2008-09 school year at Incline Middle School. Gil Folk, or designee, will convene and facilitate the meeting.
The facilitation responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Creating the agenda
- Notifying all members of meeting dates, times and location
- Assuring all members receive materials at least 2 working days prior to the meeting
- Providing notes/minutes from previous meeting to all the members
- Providing reports to the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and Superintendent of Secondary Education throughout the process
Meeting Guidelines:
- Begin and end meetings on time
- Stick to the agenda, but be flexible to adjust agenda for priority items
- No one-on-one or side conversations
- Raise hand to speak
- Respect recognized floor time and all comments made by members
Agenda: Each agenda will contain the topics, date, times and identified outcomes. A portion of each meeting will be designated as open forum for public comments (3-minute timeline).
Minutes and Dissemination: Valerie Jackson will record meeting discussions and send the minutes to the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and Superintendent of Secondary Education and distribute them to the committee members at the next meeting. Additionally, the minutes will be posted on the web site for each respective Incline school.
Meeting Attendance: If the majority of members are unable to participate, the meeting will be cancelled. Committee members cannot designate a substitute.
