WPCNR POLL. February 5, 2007: The Strategic Core Planning Group will begin deliberations at a "retreat" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel this Wednesday (continuing through Friday) behind closed doors. The Committee was announced  last Thursday by the Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connors and conists of  13 members of the public, two Board of Education members and one former Board member, and 13 employees of the school district. It was announced last week by the Superintendent that the meetings would be closed to the general public and the press in order "that people could express their feelings openly." 

According to the school newsletter describing the Strategic Planning Process, "members of the core planning committee will participate in a three-day retreat, where they will be gin to develop a draft of the district's Strategic Plan. Actions will then be formed to develop plans to achieve the goals set forth in the Strategic Plan. At the conclusion of this process, the committee's recommendations will go to the Board of Education for review and adoption."

The questions to Mr. and Mrs. and Ms. White Plains in today's new poll: Should the Public and Press be allowed to observe the sessions? Should the public be allowed in, and the Press barred? Should the public be allowed in and allowed comment from the floor? Or the public allowed in without ability to comment?  Vote at the right.