Board discusses committee assignments, meeting scheduling and foundation liaison; student advisory council outreach announced

Board members debated where to place new members to balance mentoring and operational learning. Speaker 1 recommended that at least one new member join the finance committee to gain familiarity with district finances, while the other new members should start on the curriculum committee to broaden exposure. "Typically we'd like to have the new board members start out on finance because it's a great place to start and really learn about what's going on," Speaker 1 said.

Speaker 2 said there is a curriculum meeting that could move to 3:00 p.m.; several members indicated 3:00 p.m. would be acceptable and Speaker 2 said staff (Susan) would be asked to update meeting times. Speaker 2 also said the foundation altered its grant application to be shorter and more teacher-friendly and that CJ will take over foundation report-outs beginning in January.

Separately, Speaker 2 described a student advisory council composed of representatives from each high school that meets monthly through April; the speaker said board members would be invited to attend and observe when available.

No formal votes on committee placement or schedule changes were recorded in the transcript; the board handled these as internal organizational decisions.