"Clearly, the board has heard the message that was delivered at the last annual meeting."

It was the first time in my 12 years here that I felt the board and management could hear what the musicians were saying.

Here, the board heard from fewer than a dozen opposing parents.

The board heard a report on the financial impact of the raises, and then the motion was passed with little audience reaction.

The board must hear from more than three people.

At a recent meeting, the board heard the voices behind the statistics.

The board also heard a report yesterday about the educational advantages that the new Internet site would provide to teachers and students.

"If the board didn't hear a presentation, then how were they to know whether to accept it?"

It was the first time the board had heard testimony on the issue.

The action came after the board heard protests and support for the measure.