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This session will focus on conducting library board meetings in a manner which honors the constitutional rights of citizens to know and participate in government. Attendees will discuss complying with open meeting and public comment laws as a strategy to enhance community and patron engagement. Kris Goss serves as Director of Policy Services/Senior Counsel with the Montana School Boards Association.

Kris previously served as a law clerk in the chambers of the Honorable Sam E. Haddon in the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Prior to law school, Kris worked as the Governor’s K-12 Education Policy Advisor and Deputy Communications Director in the administration of Governor Judy Martz. Kris earned a law degree from the University of Montana School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Carroll College. He anticipates completion of a Master of Arts in Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin in December 2023. Kris graduated from Sidney High School.