Collect an Agenda from the Meeting and Turn This in with Your Assignment

Community Meetings AP Gov Mr. Hayman

At least once per semester you will be required to go to a community meeting of elected officials. This can be a city council meeting, school board meeting, a meeting of the state legislature, or even of Congress. The purpose of this assignment is for you to see government in action.

Requirements: Go to a meeting of elected officials. Collect an agenda from the meeting and turn this in with your assignment Pay close attention to what is discussed at the meeting. Write a one page, single spaced précis of the meeting itself Write a ½ page reflection on the meeting. (What did you think of the meeting?)

This 1 ½ page assignment is due within two business days of the meeting itself. (Meeting on a Tuesday, write-up due on Thursday, etc.)

You have most of the semester to complete this assignment. However, the last day to turn in this assignment for first semester is January 9 and May 29 for second semester. I suggest you search through the available meetings and choose one that interests you lest you be sitting through a meeting of the Lake Stevens Sewer District.

Meeting Info:  City Council meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. The meetings are held in the Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center (Admin. Bldg.) located at 12309 22nd Street N.E., Lake Stevens. In addition, work sessions are held the first, third and fifth Mondays at 7:00 p.m. The public is welcome to attend; however, there is generally no public participation at work sessions.  The School Board meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Educational Service Center Community Room. The first meeting of the month is dedicated to student and staff recognition as well as the normal business meeting and usually is pretty long.  The Snohomish City Council meets on the First and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.in the George Gilbertson Boardroom Snohomish School District Resource Center 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish  Any other meeting of elected officials will be acceptable for this assignment

Points possible: 100

**No late passes may be used on this assignment.