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Saint Paul Public Schools Board of Education invites community to upcoming Listening Session
Saint Paul, Minn.- The Saint Paul Public Schools Board of Education will hold the nextListening Session Thursday, March 26, 2009 from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. atJohn A. Johnson Achievement Plus Elementary. The Listening Session,part of the Board's community engagement, is designed to allowparticipants the opportunity to speak with Board members in an openforum with no pre-determined topics. The session is similar to townhall meetings held by state legislators to connect with constituents.
Atleast two Board of Education members will participate in the session tolisten and talk about topics and issues participants choose to address.The Listening Session is in addition to, and less formal than, publiccomment session held each month during regular Board of Educationmeetings. They are not Board meetings, but will be hosted andfacilitated by Board members who are looking forward to hearing whatpeople have to say.
Board members participating in theListening Session will share discussion from the session with Boardcolleagues at the earliest opportunity following the listening session.
For more information about the Listening Session, please call651-767-8149. To request a Hmong, Spanish, or Somali interpreter forthe session, please call 651-767-8320 by Monday, March 23.
John A. Johnson Achievement Plus Elementary is located at 740 York Avenue in Saint Paul.
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