This is a rare local government body that has their agenda online in web-accessible form (rather than entombed in a PDF). Tonight’s agenda includes this item:

17. A. Consolidation/board position – Mr. Lee – action required

Also this item:

18. B. Public forums on consolidation will be held Sept 8 (VHS PAC), Sept 20 (VMS) and Oct 25 (JLL) from 7-8:30 p.m.

I wonder will these be real forums, or the sort of fake forums VLCIA and CUEE have foisted on the community? CUEE’s Kick-Off meeting had no opponents speak, took questions only in writing, and conveniently didn’t get to Rev. Rose’s question of what would consolidation do to improve education. LAKE has published videos of the whole thing.

The only real dialog I’ve ever seen about education around here was was the one held by the Lowndes County Democratic Party 2 May 2011. LAKE has published videos of the whole thing.

According to the VBOE web page tonights meeting is:

VBOE Meeting-Work Session (8/29/2011)

Valdosta Board of Education Meeting

1204 Williams Street

6:00 Executive Session

7:00 Regular Meeting (Open to the Public)

Just before adjournment on the agenda is this:

19. Public Participation

Maybe FVCS will be there. I hear you no longer have to sign up in advance to speak; I don’t know whether this applies to work sessions. You do need to sign in before the meeting to speak at the meeting.

VBOE’s next regular session seems to be 12 September 2011 “in the Superintendent’s Office Board Room”, which I’m guessing is at the same location as above.

-jsq

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