Comments on: Forest….meet trees http://johnknoxwhite.com/2008/02/11/forestmeet-trees/ mindfulness in the face of a challenge Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:41:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mark http://johnknoxwhite.com/2008/02/11/forestmeet-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-471 Mark Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:21:09 +0000 http://johnknoxwhite.com/2008/02/11/forestmeet-trees/#comment-471 I've been to two BOE meetings recently and the printed materials outside chambers are confusing to me. It appears that there are separate printed pages for each individual agenda item, but if there is also a single sheet with the entire agenda on one page they have all been taken before I have showed up. If one doesn't know the agenda number of the item for which one has come to the meeting, it is even more confusing. Seems like there is some paper being wasted too.?? I’ve been to two BOE meetings recently and the printed materials outside chambers are confusing to me. It appears that there are separate printed pages for each individual agenda item, but if there is also a single sheet with the entire agenda on one page they have all been taken before I have showed up. If one doesn’t know the agenda number of the item for which one has come to the meeting, it is even more confusing. Seems like there is some paper being wasted too.??

]]> By: Mike McMahon http://johnknoxwhite.com/2008/02/11/forestmeet-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Mike McMahon Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:10:15 +0000 http://johnknoxwhite.com/2008/02/11/forestmeet-trees/#comment-470 In each round of budget cuts, the cry is loud and clear, cut District staff. The Public Information Officer who is the main publisher of District items as simple as the agenda has seen her hours reduced twice. (remember the issue over lack of the agendas for Summer meetings on the District website) While I agree that the City provides better background information for its meeting, I would have hard time justifying the additional resources to publish information to the level of the City. I believe you are underestimating the time and support required to publish the materials. In addition, I believe our agenda and its background information are much more fluid than the City. In a lot of cases, staff is still preparing background materials over the weekend prior to our meetings. In the meantime I will continue to provide as much access to AUSD information as I can. In each round of budget cuts, the cry is loud and clear, cut District staff. The Public Information Officer who is the main publisher of District items as simple as the agenda has seen her hours reduced twice. (remember the issue over lack of the agendas for Summer meetings on the District website) While I agree that the City provides better background information for its meeting, I would have hard time justifying the additional resources to publish information to the level of the City. I believe you are underestimating the time and support required to publish the materials. In addition, I believe our agenda and its background information are much more fluid than the City. In a lot of cases, staff is still preparing background materials over the weekend prior to our meetings.

In the meantime I will continue to provide as much access to AUSD information as I can.

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