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Public Comment Starter Kit

Cinthia attended the Open Public Comment session at last Tuesday’s OCPS School Board Meeting. Next week we’ll bring you her experience and what we learned!

Open Public Comment is not livestreamed, but here is the School Board meeting’s video from Oct 13th., where they discuss AI Policy.

The week before each School Board meeting, Public Comment opens for agenda items. Screen time in schools is on the Dec 8th agenda, so Public Comment opens Dec, 1st for this agenda item. You can submit a request for open public comment, which means it doesn't have to be on the agenda.

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Open Public Comment at the Nov. meeting:

1. ​Request In-person Public Comments
   1. 2 Options
      1. Agenda Public Comment - only for Dec. 8th meeting
      2. Open Public Comment - only for Nov. 9th meeting
2. Email Public Comment - may send an email to publiccomment@ocps.net by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the scheduled meeting. Emails that are received timely will be sent to the School Board the morning of the scheduled meeting.
   1. Deadlines for email
      1. Mon. Nov. 9th 5pm → for Nov. 10th meeting
      2. Mon. Dec. 7th 5pm → for Dec. 8th meeting

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What to do when you arrive.

1. Agenda Public Comment
   1. Must check-in with school member services (bring ID)
   2. You will be given a yellow card.
   3. Speakers are to remain on the topic(s) of the particular agenda item(s) to which they have signed up to speak.
   4. The public comment period will start after the board goes through the agenda. The board meeting starts at 5pm.
   5. It is live-streamed.
   6. The chair will call you up.
2. Open Public Comment
   1. Must check-in with school member services (bring ID)
   2. You will be given a blue card.
   3. Speakers may speak on topics that are not on the agenda but are relevant to the work of the School Board.
   4. The Open Public Comment Period will start at 4:00 p.m. and will last up to forty-five (45) minutes.
   5. It is not live-streamed.

AI in Schools (Starter Kit)

Screen time in Schools (Starter Kit)

Key Dates

• OCT 23: TAC Virtual workshop to share reading and research
• NOV 1st @1pm: TAC In-person workshop on screen time in schools and making public comment
• NOV 3rd: OCPS School Board Work Session livestream / Registration for Public Comment opens
• NOV 9th @5pm: deadline to email public comment for OCPS Nov. 10th meeting
• NOV 10th @5pm: OCPS School Board meeting
• DEC meeting date TBD
• DEC 1: Registration for Public Comment opens
• DEC 7th @5pm: deadline to email public comment for OCPS Nov. 10th meeting
• DEC 8th @5pm: OCPS School Board meeting

What does it mean to be “Tech Aware”? As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented rate, it’s critical that we understand how tech influences the learning process for a wide range of students' educational journeys.

Who are we at the Tech Aware Coalition (TAC)?

Cinthia Sandoval & Cindy Marie Jenkins ​

​info@techawarecoalition.com​