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Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Long Beach Unified School District Administration Building at 1515 Hughes Way, Long Beach remains closed to the public until further notice.

In accordance with state and local orders requiring social distancing and banning public gatherings, members of the public may not attend Board of Education meetings in person. In accordance with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-25-20(11) as amended by Executive Order N-29-20, Board Members may participate and vote remotely by teleconference. Members of the public may observe board meetings in real time simulcast by selecting the Video & Multimedia icon at lbschools.net.

The Board of Education values public input and encourages members of the public to make public comments during its meetings. Staff will read out loud the emails received for public comment according to the procedures below. Comments should be brief and designed to be read in three minutes or less. Any comments exceeding that length will be forwarded to board members and are available for public inspection upon request. Please remember that comments on items not listed on the agenda cannot be responded to during the meeting, but board members carefully listen to those comments, and those comments often become part of the discussion of future board meetings when they can be listed on the agenda. Because we require comment requests to identify whether the comment is on the agenda and if so which item on the agenda is being addressed, only those comments received after the agenda is posted will be eligible to be read during the meeting. Members of the public who wish to comment during the board meeting should use the following means:

Closed session public comment: 

Up to 20 minutes prior to the closed session, email closed.session.public.comment@lbschools.net with comments to be read to those attending closed session. All public comments should begin by listing the following information:

• Your name and item on the agenda you wish to address.
• The closed session during which you wish your comment to be read.

Open Session Public Comments on Items Listed on the Agenda:

Up to 20 minutes prior to the open session, email open.session.agenda.comment@lbschools.net with comments to be read to those attending open session. All of these public comments should begin by listing the following information:

• Your name and item on the agenda you wish to address.
• The open session during which you wish your comment to be read.

Open Session Public Comments on Items Not Listed on the Agenda:

Up to 20 minutes prior to the open session, email open.session.nonagenda.comment@lbschools.net with comments to be read to those attending open session. All of these public comments should begin by listing the following information:

• Your name.
• The open session during which you wish your comment to be read.

If your email does not list a specific agenda item that you wish to address, it will be placed in the category of items not listed on the agenda.  If emails arrive after the pre-meeting deadline listed above, every effort will be made to read any late emails when the time comes to read public comments, but emailing prior to the pre-meeting deadline will help avoid your comments being missed.

If you have a condition which prevents you from accessing the ability to make comment through any of these mechanisms, please contact Leticia Rodriguez at (562) 997-8240.