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Citizen Comments at Board Meetings
Did you know that you can submit a comment to be read, or sign up to speak, in front of the the school board during one of their meetings? Speaking at a school board meeting is a great way to bring up concerns, voice suggestions, and let the board know what is going well in the district. Citizen comments are one of many ways that the board stays informed about what the community needs from the school district. Read on to find out how you can let your voice be heard regarding anything that is going on in the Phoenix-Talent School District.
"Meetings will take place in person at varied school locations (check the agenda for location). The public is invited to share comments during the designated time on the agenda only. If you are interested in providing citizen comments, complete the intent to speak form found here, and give to the Board Secretary prior to the start of the meeting. If someone prefers not to speak at a meeting but would like to share a comment with the board, please complete the public comment form (English/Spanish) and your comment will be shared with the board. Written comments should be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on the day before the meeting.
The community has an opportunity to speak in person (onsite) or virtually. For additional information and guidelines on providing public comment, please see board policy BDDH Public Comment at Board Meetings."
---- From the Phoenix-Talent School District Website regarding Public Board Meetings. To be directed to the website please click here.
Board Meeting Dates 23-24.pdfSchool Board Meetings 23/24
School Board Meetings 23/24
Phoenix-Talent District Boundaries
Phoenix-Talent District Boundaries
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PTEA would like to thank everyone who supported the educators in the Phoenix-Talent school district during this bargaining session. The gains we made will help us on our mission to provide quality education to the students in our community. Thank you!
Parent and Community Bargaining Resources
PTEA believes that our educators deserve a strong and fair contract that helps them provide high-quality education to the students in the Phoenix-Talent School District. Click on the PDFs to learn about some of the supports we wanted to add to our member's contract when we bargained during the 2022/2023 bargaining session.
English Bargaining Platform.pngDear Phoenix-Talent Families and Community Members,
Thank you so much for your support of our educators! We believe that our working conditions are our student's learning conditions and having the support of the families we serve is so vital.
If you would like to support our negotiations to give your student the quality education they deserve, here are a few ways you can help:
Like and share our social media pages and share our posts
Write a letter to Superintendent Barry, the Phoenix-Talent School Board Chair Michael Campbell or other School Board Members as listed below urging them to settle our contract.
Contact Information: (If you click on the name, you can directly send an email)
Brent Barry - Superintendent
Michael Campbell - PTS School Board Chair
Polly Farrimond - PTS School Board Vice Chair
Sara Crawford - PTS School Board Member
Dawn Watson - PTS School Board Member
Nancy McKinnis - PTS School Board Member
Rick Nagel - PTS School Board Member
Rebecca Weathers - PTS School Board Member
Sample Prompts:
It is important to me that the educators of Phoenix-Talent have a settled contract because…
A settled contract would mean _______ to my child’s educator.
I urge you to work with the PTEA to settle their contract because my child deserves a quality education.
With more prep time, my child’s teacher can create engaging lessons to best serve them with the highest quality education.
Phoenix-Talent is a special place to have my child go to school, by settling the PTEA contract my child can have teachers who can afford to live in the community they teach in.
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