Ad hoc committee approves board engagement plan, directing implementation steps

Chair Gupta opened the ad hoc committee's fourth and final meeting and the committee voted to approve the board engagement plan with the amendments presented at the session. The approved plan formalizes semesterly school‑site engagement by commissioners, a renamed program of "board learning walks," participation in advisory councils, and three CBO listening sessions per school year aimed at reaching community partners who work with the district.

Committee discussion before the vote centered on implementation details and tradeoffs between commissioner time and staff capacity. Commissioner Fisher and others urged alignment with existing school processes so the board's outreach leverages, rather than duplicates, staff work. Superintendent Sue told the committee that many engagement activities already occur in staff workflows and recommended using existing meeting structures to reduce additional staff burden. Chair Gupta closed the item by announcing the committee would forward the approved plan to the full board in June, stating, "We will do so in June, and you will see this come before the board for" (Chair Gupta).