There is a TESD school board meeting scheduled for tonight, August 23rd, at 7:30 PM at Valley Forge Middle School. The meeting will take place in person and be live-streamed at the same time (the link will be posted on www.tesd.net this evening.) Unfortunately, only in-person attendees can comment during the meeting, unless the meeting is halted due to non-compliance of mask-wearing and is reconvened online.

Here are additional details, per an email from the district.

"The August 23rd Board meeting is scheduled to be in-person at Valley Forge Middle School and will have the following statement on the agenda materials that will be posted online and available the evening of the meeting:

“Properly fitting masks are required for anyone entering the building over the age of 2.  Masks must remain on for the entirety of the meeting, including when speaking at the microphone. If an attendee needs a mask break, please feel free to exit the building and remove your mask.

The School Board appreciates your cooperation in advance.  We know you value the ability to have in-person comments/questions.  We do too.

If there is non-compliance regarding the mask mandate, the Board will recess the in-person meeting. In-person attendees will be asked to exit the building in an orderly manner within 5 minutes of the recess.  The Board meeting will reconvene on the same night via Microsoft Teams. A link will be provided on the district website, www.tesd.net, for virtual attendance and instructions for public comment/questions.

Due to the anticipated volume of comments/questions, public comments of whatever nature will be limited to 3 minutes. Only in-person comments will be accepted unless the meeting converts to virtual in which case only written comments submitted pursuant to the instructions posted upon the suspension of the meeting during the virtual meeting will be accepted. In that case, a link or email address will be provided to submit comments/questions after it has been determined that the in-person meeting must be suspended. There will be three (3) public comment periods.  The first comment period is reserved for Agenda Items about which the Board will be voting other than the Priority Discussion item(s). The second will be after the Priority discussion item(s) is introduced but prior to the vote on the item(s) under Priority Discussion. The final comment period near the end of the meeting is reserved for all other matters of concern, official action or deliberation which are or may be before the TESD Board of Directors and which are not covered by the other comment periods.  This is in compliance with the Sunshine Act.

Each public comment period is reserved for residents and taxpayers. Additionally, the Board will accept comments from sitting public officials for non-campaigning purposes and, by agreement with the TEEA, the Board will accept comments from the union president. All comments will be directed to the Board as a whole or to the presiding officer. No comments or questions shall be directed to individual Board members. All public comments and responses must be in the spirit of civil public discourse. The Board thanks the public in advance for its cooperation.”