Participating in a Board Meeting
- To request an interpreter for a board meeting, please contact Erin Verschoor (verschoore398@edmonds.wednet.edu or 425-431-7003) at least three days in advance of the meeting.
Making a public comment:
The public comment section of the agenda is an opportunity for people to address the School Board. Since this is a business meeting of the School Board, the purpose of public comments is for those interested to communicate with the Board of Directors about items on the agenda or specific work within the scope of the school district. This is not a time for the audience to address each other.
People may submit public comments for a Board meeting either by reading your comment aloud in person, or by submitting your comment in writing. The Board reads all written comments which are later attached to the meeting agenda and available to the public on the Board Docs website.
If you are presenting your comment in person:
1.) Please begin your comment by stating your name, your city of residence, your relationship to the district, and the agenda item or school district topic you are addressing.
2.) We request that if your comment consists wholly or partly of text verbatim from an article, an online post, an excerpt from a book, etc., that you simply send us the link to the text and spend your comment time telling us how this information relates directly to district work.
3.) Please limit your comments to three minutes. If a comment becomes too lengthy, I may need to interrupt in order to allow each person equal time.
4.) Please make your statement in a civil manner, without disparaging, name-calling, or otherwise targeting any one person or group in the district. Similarly, we ask everyone in the audience to show respect by listening quietly, without talking or whispering to each other, so that everyone can hear each comment.
• Items brought forward during this portion of the meeting are not typically acted upon by the
Board at this time, but may be followed up by the Board, the Superintendent, and/or staff at a
later time.
• The Board also accepts comments and questions at any time through email. We read each
email we receive, and we appreciate the time and effort it takes for those who write them.
In accordance with RCW 42.30.240, the board allows the opportunity for individuals to provide oral comment at a meeting remotely if oral comment from other members of the public will be accepted at the meeting. If you will have difficulty attending our meeting by reason of disability, limited mobility or any other reason that makes physical attendance at a meeting difficult, please call Erin Verschoor at (425)431-7003 or email verschoore398@edmonds.wednet.
Those wishing to speak in person may sign up to do so at the board meeting. Those wishing to submit a written comment can do so by clicking on the link under the public comments section of the individual meeting agenda.
Public Attendance and Comment policies can be found under School Board Policy 1400- Meeting Conduct, Order of Business and Quorum
Suggestions for making an impactful public comment:
1. Those who wish to make a public comment in person will stand at the podium in front of the board members. Be sure to adjust the microphone so you can speak clearly into it.
2. Please state your name for the record, along with your district affiliation (For example, are you a student, staff member, community member etc.)
3. Be clear about the idea you wish to present.
4. Explain how your idea impacts the Edmonds School District.
5. Summarize what your desired action from the district would be.
6. Time your comment, as all speakers are given three minutes.