Joshua Neds-Fox1st subcommittee meeting of the Grosse Pointe School Board last night. Four (!) committees will meet 2x a month. Total 10 meetings every month, more than any public observer could attend. 1/ #xp #localPolitics #grossePointe
Committees made up of no more than 3 board members plus ~6 chair-appointed community members. Finance/Facilities is seated, the rest are TBD; all its appointed members are men. 2/ #xp #localPolitics #grossePointe #grossePointeSchoolBoard
Historically, the Board has had two subcommittees, Finance and Policy. Now, Facilities/Finance, Policy/Contracts, Curriculum,
Community Engagement. https://www.gpschools.org/Page/21787 3/ #xp #localPolitics #grossePointe #grossePointeSchoolBoard
Community Engagement. https://www.gpschools.org/Page/21787 3/ #xp #localPolitics #grossePointe #grossePointeSchoolBoard
This signals that the Board plans to do A LOT of business this year: the amount of available labor alone is staggering. But also, lots of action will take place outside of regular meetings. 4/ #xp #localPolitics #grossePointe #grossePointeSchoolBoard
That makes it easier to introduce activist initiatives in committee with fewer observers, then bring them to the Board at the 11th hour for a vote. It's a tactic for avoiding oversight. 5/ #xp #localPolitics #grossePointe #grossePointeSchoolBoard