Board of Education

The Board of Education is a group of five elected district residents who set policies under which the district operates and who hires staff to administer and implement these policies. Members serve four-year terms of office; terms are staggered and election are held every two years. Each year the Board elects its president, vice-president and clerk during the organizational meeting held in December.

The Board, on approval, delegates to the Superintendent authority for all educational, personnel, and business matters related to the district, in accordance with policies adopted by Board, state and federal laws, rules and regulations.

Board meetings are generally held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, beginning at 5:30 PM in the Education Center Board Room. These are public business meetings, except for closed sessions which are sanctioned by state law for the purpose of discussing matters related to negotiations, personnel, litigation, and other matters specified in Board policy.

Members of the audience have opportunity to speak on non-agenda items during "Courtesy to Visitors" section on the agenda, or on agenda items when the item is reached during the meeting and if a "Request to Address the Board" form has been submitted to the secretary. Items may be requested to be placed on the meeting's agenda by contacting the Superintendent's secretary. The agenda is posted 72 hours prior to each regular meeting. Copies of the agenda are available for public review in the Superintendent's office on Friday afternoon prior to the regular Tuesday meeting.

All actions of the Board shall be taken only in official Board meetings called, scheduled and conducted according to the by-laws and statutes of the state. Policies will, barring emergencies, be adopted after consideration at two meetings of the Board. The agenda and minutes shall be marked to indicate policy matters. It is understood that the members of the Board have authority only when acting as a Board legally in session.

For the current Approved 2009 Meeting calendar please see the 2009 Meeting Calendar.