The Niskayuna Central School District policy committee on Nov. 10, 2025 discussed a proposed revision to the board's public-comment policy to provide two comment periods at each meeting: one for matters directly on the board business agenda and a second, at the end of the meeting, for other public comments.

Speaker 2 (Paul), describing the formal change, said the adjustment would create "1 about board business at that meeting and then a second public comment at the end, really kind of everything." Committee members supported the concept but sought clarity on logistics, including where and how speakers will obtain the required speaker form and whether the form will be available online or only at the meeting.

Committee feedback and logistics

Members recommended explicitly stating in the policy that the speaker form will be provided at the meeting to avoid confusion about how to register to speak. One member suggested the policy language be more explicit about where attendees can get the form and whether the same in-person form or an online alternative will be accepted.

Next steps

Staff will update the draft to clarify how speaker registration and forms are handled at meetings and return the adjusted policy language to a future policy committee or board meeting. No formal vote was recorded in the transcript.