Before I’d even gotten home from getting thrown out of the Saturday “Board Retreat” which wasn’t, there was a notice in my email about yet another “Special Meeting” this Tuesday at 5:30 pm. Email time stamp: 6/24/17, 2:02 PM from Cherisse Kidd.

In accordance with Section 3313.16 of the Ohio Revised Code and File: BD of the Handbook of Policies, Rules & Regulations of the Board, I hereby call for a special meeting of the Board of Education of the Dayton City School District, Montgomery County, Ohio, to be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in room 6S-116 of the Administration Building, located at 115 S. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH 45402.

Immediately after convening, the board is expected to go into executive session to discuss matters of personnel. In addition, the board may choose to vote on recommendations from the superintendent and/or treasurer.

The media is being advised of this meeting in compliance with the Ohio Sunshine Law.

Respectfully,

Robert Walker, D.Min.

President

Dayton Board of Education

While it all sounds legit, for the meeting to be legit, the agenda should be published at least 48 hours before the meeting so the public can review it, contact board members, file comments (something that isn’t done), etc. That means last night, Sunday, at 5:30 was the cutoff.

This morning. No agenda at 7:25.

If they need this many meetings, if they can’t post agendas, if they can’t do what they were supposed to do in their June Retreat (evaluate the Superintendent), if they can’t vote because “they missed too many meetings” or if they “can’t vote” because they are trying to hide things that should have been done in a business meeting at the “retreat” 4 days later- the simple answer is- they shouldn’t be trusted to be our school board.

The board policy has a “48 hour rule” for a reason. That this board and superintendent can’t even have a 2 day planning horizon is criminal.

It’s time for them all to be thrown out.

From page 118 of their own policy manual:

AGENDA PREPARATION AND DISSEMINATION
The Superintendent, working with the Board President, coordinates the agenda for all Board meetings. Items of business may be suggested by a Board member, staff member or citizen of the District. The agenda may allow suitable time for remarks by the public who wish to speak briefly before the Board.
The agenda, together with supporting materials, are distributed to Board members sufficiently in advance of meetings to permit them to give items of business advance consideration.
The agenda is made available to the press, staff representatives and others upon request.
Dissemination of Resolutions and Recommendations
All proposed resolutions and recommendations for Board consideration and action are submitted in writing to each Board member not less than 48 hours before the Board meeting.
In an emergency or extreme urgency, this requirement may be waived at any meeting by majority action of a quorum of the Board.
[Adoption date: August 5, 2009]