"Thank you everyone for your input."

"We used Ed Elements and were really happy with them. https://www.edelements.com/"

"A climate survey can be quite useful if conducted anonymously. I would definitely include high school students as they provide an important gauge for the actual environment. Great ideas can get lost in implementation. We recently conducted a…"

"We are looking into this as well, more so as an equity audit though. We are just starting to look at what groups out there do this work and developing a list of questions to ask them before deciding to work with them."

"Thanks. I wonder if any offer an upgraded service of collating the data? We recently used a company that helped us develop a 5-year strategic plan and the first step was sending a survey to the community. This company collated the data for us which…"

"Hi Suzie, We are planning to roll out a climate survey this Spring. Our Board had looked at BOCES here on LI as a resource. Our superintendent recommended going with the ThoughtExchange software. That isn't a traditional survey tool. Using…"

"hi, we used Educational Vistas Inc. They are out of Schenectady. We got a lot of data that takes time to dig through. Not a bad thing, but it does take time."

"We have a public participation flier that discusses the agenda, role of the board and public participation expectations and is available on our website at: https://www.henhudschools.org/Page/12626

And a statement that is read before the public…"

"We have posted a large poster at the sign in for visitors who wish to speak. It states expectations and process for those who wish to participate. I also read a brief statement before public forum."

"Hi, Suzie! I’m a little late here but at our district, the superintendent annotates the agenda to provide additional context so that those attending the meeting know more than what’s on the agenda. Then I read a statement before the Public to be…"

"When I was a Board President about 8 years ago, we did have a meeting protocol that listed what was expected of board members and what was expected of the public - one page printed on two sides - discussed and adopted before used."

"We are starting before. Conference day on 9/1 and students in on 9/2"

"Thank you, @TracyYoung, I left them a voicemail as soon as I saw this thread."

"@LaurieOsmond - TregoEd.org (mentioned by Laura Ferone below) deals with conflict resolution through their situation appraisal. It might be worth checking out."