There will be a couple of public meetings of the Community Engagement and Advisory Committee tasked with drafting a turnaround plan for Benton Harbor Area Schools this week and next week. The Michigan Department of Treasury says these are community outreach meetings, and everyone’s encouraged to attend at least one of them to offer their thoughts on the school district. This week’s meetings will both be Tuesday at the Benton Harbor Public Library. One will be at noon, and the other at 5 p.m. Then, there will be two more meetings next Tuesday. Once again, they’ll be at the Benton Harbor Public Library, at noon and at 5 p.m. There will be more community meetings announced later. The committee will provide an assessment of the school district in 90 days, and then an operating plan in six months.
