SCHEDULE AND ASSIGNMENTS
Homework Due September 11
(1) View the following lessons:
• Introduction to Open Meeting Law
• Open Meetings and Public Comment
• How Newsrooms Respond to Executive Session Secrecy
(2) Complete homework sheet and describe three lessons you found most important in each video.
September 11 | Online | 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. [Register]
Workshop Topic: Open Meetings
Instructors: Gregory V. Sullivan and Bill Chaisson
Homework Due September 18
(1) Attend a public meeting and complete the following:
• Find the minutes from previous meeting
• Find agenda
• Make note of what was discussed during this meeting
• Describe any any contentious issues
• What else did you learn?
(2) View the following lessons:
• An Introduction to Public Records
• Public Record Appeals
• 3 Requests 3 Stories
(3) Complete homework sheet and describe three lessons you found most important in each video.
September 18 | Online | 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. [Register]
Workshop Topic: Public Records Part 1
Instructors: Gilles Bissonnette
Homework Due September 25
(1) Identify a public record you want to obtain and write a request to share during class.
September 25 | Online | 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. [Register]
Workshop Topic: Public Records Part 2
Instructors: Gregory V. Sullivan and Annmarie Timmins
Class Materials: (1) The Keene State Five (video)
Homework Due October 3
(1) Prepare to attend a public meeting and share what you did in preparation.
(2) Attend a public meeting, complete the CivDoc form and prepare a public records request.
October 3 | Online | 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. [Register]
Civic Documenters Debriefing
Instructor: TBD
October 10 | Location TBD | 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Newsroom Meeting
Instructors: Editors of The Keene Sentinel and The Monadnock Ledger Transcript
Following October 10 Meeting
Civic Documenters will meet virtually with editors on a regular schedule to discuss documenting needs.