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Subject: South Bend Common Council and School Board Announce Historic Joint Meeting Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 From: Council President, Tim Scott Contact: Troy Warner, 4th District Councilmember twarner@southbendin.gov (574)-235-5978 South Bend Common Council and School Board Announce Historic Joint Meeting The South Bend Common Council and the South Bend Community School
Board will hold their first-ever joint meeting on Tuesday, February 25 at 6:00
p.m. at Nuner Fine Arts Academy, 2716 Pleasant Street in South Bend,
according to an announcement made today by South Bend Common Council
President Tim Scott and South Bend Community School Corporation Board
President John Anella. The meeting is open to the public and attendees will
be able to ask questions and/or comment on the content of the meeting.
Both elected bodies will come together to discuss their respective roles,
visions and revitalizing our schools, maintaining our city’s momentum, and
providing necessary tools to ensure our youth are successful and productive.
South Bend Mayor James Mueller and South Bend Community School
Corporation Superintendent Dr. Todd Cummings will also take part in the
discussion.
“I am excited for this first-ever meeting; an open conversation is long
overdue between these two elected bodies. Now more than ever it is
important for the City of South Bend and the South Bend School Corporation
to be in sync for the success of our children, the success of our public schools
and the success of our city,” said Council President Tim Scott. “I want to
thank Councilmember Warner and Council Vice-President White for taking
the lead on bringing these two elected bodies together.”
“We are thrilled to take part in this historic meeting. The health and
vitality of a community are directly tied to the health and vitality of its
public-school corporation, and both the Board and I are eager to successfully
partner with the City to leverage its upward trajectory,” Anella said.
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Tim Scott
President
Karen L. White
Vice-President
Sharon L. McBride
Chairperson, Committee
of the Whole
Tim Scott
First District
Henry Davis, Jr.
Second District
Sharon L. McBride
Third District
Troy Warner
Fourth District
Jake Teshka
Fifth District
Sheila Niezgodski
Sixth District
Karen L. White
At Large
Rachel Tomas Morgan
At Large
Lori K. Hamann
At Large