School Board Meeting: Part 2

Agenda posted on the whiteboard 03/10/09; teacher leads a choral reading & discussion of the agenda @ the beginning of class.

Materials: "Rights & Responsibilities"

• Text Book: Civics & Literacy pg 114-117.
• Handout: USCIS 100:55. focus on #6: give an elected official your opinion on an issue

The following was posted on from white board next to the agenda

What is a School Board?

• School directors and other elected officials vote on laws and money for their schools.

What happens during a School Board meeting?

• People talk for two minutes about good things/problems in their schools.
• People give petitions (to the School Board).
• The Board Members discuss school laws and money-->and VOTE!

What will happen tonight?

• Our school director will talk about why Adult Education is important.

What are we going to do?

• We are going to write letters.
• We will go to the School Board meeting @ 6:50.
• We will listen to the speakers. (about 1 hour)
• Jiayan will speak for us and give out letters to the School Board.

After the meeting:

• Come back to class.
• Talk about the meeting.
• Eat a snack.
• Take a 100 question quiz & dictation.
• Go home.

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