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<\/a>\nThis is a rare local government body that has\n<\/a>\nThis is a rare local government body that has\ntheir agenda online in web-accessible form<\/a>\n(rather than entombed in a PDF).\n\nTonight’s agenda<\/a>\nincludes this item:\n\n17. A. Consolidation\/board position – Mr. Lee – action required\n<\/blockquote>\nAlso this item:\n\n18. 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.\n<\/blockquote>\nI wonder will these be real forums, or the sort of fake forums VLCIA and\nCUEE have foisted on the community?\nCUEE’s\n\nKick-Off meeting<\/a>\nhad no opponents speak, took questions only in writing,\nand conveniently didn’t get to Rev. Rose’s question of what\nwould consolidation do to improve education.\nLAKE\n\nhas published videos of the whole thing.<\/a>\n\nThe only real dialog I’ve ever seen about education around here was\n\nwas the one held by the Lowndes County Democratic Party 2 May 2011.<\/a>\nLAKE has published videos of the whole thing.\n
\nAccording to the VBOE\n\nweb page<\/a> tonights meeting is:\n\n\n
\nVBOE Meeting-Work Session (8\/29\/2011)<\/H3>\nValdosta Board of Education Meeting\n
\n1204 Williams Street\n
\n6:00 Executive Session\n
\n7:00 Regular Meeting (Open to the Public)\n<\/blockquote>\nJust before adjournment on the agenda is this:\n
\n19. Public Participation\n<\/blockquote>\nMaybe FVCS<\/a> will be there.\nI hear you no longer have to sign up in advance to speak;\nI don’t know whether this applies to work sessions.<\/strike>\nYou do need to sign in before the meeting to speak at the meeting.\n\nVBOE’s next regular session seems to be\n12 September 2011 “in the Superintendent’s\nOffice Board Room”, which I’m guessing is at the same location as above.\n
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