Public Participation at Board Meetings

Policy 1002 - Meetings of the Board of Education

Guidelines for Public Participation at Board Meetings. The Board will establish guidelines concerning public participation at Board meetings. The guidelines will include, but not be limited to:

• Limiting the time any individual may address the Board.

• Requiring individuals who wish to address the Board to identify themselves, their address, and any organization they may represent.

• Advising the public that, generally, the Board and individual Board members will not directly respond to comments or questions that arise during the public participation portion of the meeting.

• Requiring individuals who wish to address the Board to direct their comments to the entire Board and not to individual Board members, the Superintendent, other School District employees, or members of the audience.

• Prohibiting behavior that is intemperate, abusive, defamatory, or discourteous, or that otherwise interferes with the orderly conduct and timely completion of the Board meeting.

• Excluding from the meeting an individual who engages in conduct that constitutes a breach of the peace.

Board of Education Policies

If you have sent a written communication to the Board that you would like read at the meeting, you need to specifically request it be read and include your full name. In addition, the letter will be held to the same rules as those individuals who address the Board directly, including the 3-minute time limit.

Email communications should be submitted prior to 3:00pm on the day of the meeting to ensure the Board receives them before the meeting.