THE STATE UNIVERSITY of NEW YORK 
    NOTICE OF
     BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CHARTER SCHOOLS COMMITTEE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY

	Posted: September 25, 2012; 
Date of Public Comment Opportunity: October 2, 2012

	? ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY ? 
	SUNY TRUSTEES’ CHARTER SCHOOLS COMMITTEE

TO:
All Concerned Individuals
FROM:
William F. Howard, Secretary of the University, State University of New York

DATE, PLACE AND TIME:

October 2, 2012
12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
SUNY Global Center
Seminar Room 109
116 East 55th Street
New York, New York 10022 
 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of the State University of New York, Board of Trustees, Charter Schools Committee, Public Comment Opportunity, is to receive comments about issues relating to charter schools that are or may be authorized by the State University of New York, particularly with respect to those items that may be considered by the Charter Schools Committee at its meeting later this same day.  An agenda for the meeting, together with related materials, can be found at www.suny.edu/Board_of_Trustees/meetingnotices.cfm.

IN ORDER TO REGISTER TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY:

1.	To register to speak, please e-mail the Board of Trustees at trustees@suny.edu or write to Board of Trustees, State University Plaza, T-11, Albany, New York 12246.  Please register by noon on Friday, September 28, 2012.  In your e-mail or letter, please include the subject of your comments and provide a telephone number, as well as an e-mail and address, so that we can confirm that you have a reserved place on the agenda.  Comments will be limited to five minutes per speaker.

2.      	If time permits, persons who are not registered in advance but who wish to make brief comments (no more than three minutes) on the day of the public comment opportunity should arrive at least 30 minutes in advance of the public comment time (that is, by 11:30 a.m.) and should give  their name to the Public Comment Registration Officer.  If time permits, such persons will be called upon in the order in which they register with the Public Comment Registration Officer. 

3. 	Note: public access may be limited, based on the capacity of the available room, and individuals may be requested to take turns entering, speaking, observing, and leaving the room.

4.  	The Public Comment Registration Officer and the Committee reserve the right to shorten the time for speakers, and otherwise to adjust these anticipated procedures, based on the number of interested persons registered or present, topics being addressed, and other relevant factors. 




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