The Board of Education meets the third Wednesday of every month in the Board of Education meeting room. The meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. Patrons may enter through the main doors at the central office. An agenda will be available in the meeting room.
Addressing the Board
In accordance with board policy C-140-P, Written submissions may be directed to the Board, through the Superintendent, for consideration at a Board meeting. Copies of all correspondence directed to the Board will be made available to all Board members.
In addition to written submissions, a specific time may be set aside at regular Board meetings for public comments regarding items from the posted agenda. Individuals who want to make public comments regarding an agenda item must sign up on a form provided by the District prior to the start of the Board meeting. The District kindly requests individuals to sign up 15 minutes prior to the board meeting beginning. To provide notice to the public of matters to be discussed by the Board, only comments reasonably related to the posted agenda item will be permitted. The Board President will apply reasonable restrictions on individuals addressing the Board including but not limited to restrictions on the number of items to be considered, the number of spokespersons and the amount of time each spokesperson may have to address the Board. If the meeting agenda is full, the Board President may reschedule an item for the next regular meeting. The Board President will set a time limit for the public comment portion of the meeting. No individual will be permitted to speak more than once during this part of the meeting. Each member of the public to speak will be given the same amount of time to address the Board.
If a member of the public wishes to have an item placed on the agenda of a regular Board meeting, he or she may make a written request to the Superintendent after going through the appropriate process for a complaint or concern pursuant to District rules. See District Policy C-120-P regarding Complaints or Concerns. The written request must be received at least five (5) business days prior to the Board meeting and must describe the items to be discussed with reasonable particularity. The item may then be placed on the agenda as deemed appropriate by the Superintendent and the Board President. The Board President will refuse to allow discussion of an issue that has not gone through the appropriate process as a complaint or concern pursuant to District rules. The item will be placed on the agenda if it directly relates to the governance or operation of the District. The District may refuse to place an item on the agenda; (1) if the Board has heard an identical or substantially similar issue in the previous 3 calendar months or (2) if the resident previously violated District rules regarding conduct at meetings or on school property and upon a specific finding by the Superintendent or Board that the refusal or delay in hearing the resident’s agenda item is necessary to protect the Board’s ability to conduct business at its meetings and is unrelated to any viewpoint expressed by that resident or the proposed agenda item. If an individual’s request to place an item on the agenda is denied, the District shall provide a short explanation in writing within five (5) business days of the denial. The District may delay hearing an agenda item if more than 3 resident-initiated agenda items are scheduled for the same meeting. If the agenda item is delayed or denied, the resident may communicate to the Board as outlined in the first paragraph of this section about the agenda item.
Other Meeting Guidelines
At the discretion of the Superintendent, staff reports may be included as regular items on the agenda. The Board strives to end all meetings no later than 9:00 p.m., by limiting action to only those items that have been included on the agenda.
In order to conduct orderly meetings in which participants can adequately hear Board proceedings, discussions among individuals in the audience are not permitted.
Smoking is not permitted on school grounds.