“Observing School Board Dynamics: Reflections on a HISD Board Meeting”

SCHOOL BOARD OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT:
Assignment:
Students you are to attend a School Board in person or virtually. Your assignment is to write a School Board Observation Report. The School Board Observation Report should be approximately two to three double-spaced typed pages to discuss your observations and reactions to the school board meeting.
Part I: Overview of the meeting:
Your overview should address
A brief description of the people present at the meeting, both on the board and in the audience.
An overview of the items on the agenda for that meeting. 
A brief description of any noteworthy occurrences during the open session of the meeting. 
What public school-community relations did you observe? 
Part II: Reaction and Reflection:
You should state your reactions and reflections on the meeting. School board meetings are often forums for intense discussion and debate. For this assignment, we would like you to write a reflective reaction to either the meeting in general or to a specific board agenda item.
HISD Board Meeting Link: