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Conversations with other board members, administrators, teachers, parents and others from around the district can and do happen frequently, but remember, they are just conversations. No debate, decision making or votes happen during those conversations.
School board meetings must be held in a place that is accessible to constituents, must be open to the public, and notice of meetings must be posted in advance so that the public knows when and where they will be and what the intended agenda is.
Conversations with other board members, administrators, teachers, parents and others from around the district can and do happen frequently, but remember, they are just conversations. No debate, decision making or votes happen during those conversations.
Find the link to the school board website. If you can't find it, put the name of your school district and “school board” in a search engine. The calendar should always be on the school district's website. At the school board website, look for “Citizen Participation” or a similar option.
School Board Meetings are formal business meetings for the district where items are voted upon by the entire board for approval. Other than Recommended Routine Items, items that appear for a vote on the School Board agenda are usually researched and approved by a committee before being brought before the full board.
The makeup of a rogue board member Disregarding ideas from the school superintendent. Behaving counter to written (or unwritten) rules of conduct. Supporting policies that are not in students' best interests. Making inappropriate deals with faculty or other board members in exchange for favors.
Board members may contact each other outside of meetings for information, and of course, for social reasons. They should avoid making decisions or agreements to act on board business outside of a called meeting.
Non-‐Members at a Board Meeting: Non-‐members or ex-‐officio members of the board may participate in discussion or present reports at the discretion of the chair, but may not make motions or vote.
Private entities—schools and other types of privately held corporations—are required to abide by Federal, state, and local laws and their own corporate documents. If those laws and documents require opening Board meetings to parents, then yes, they must; otherwise, no.
Unless the nonprofit is a governmental entity, there is no obligation to open board meetings to the public. (“Governmental entities” would include school boards, state educational organizations, such as a state university, and quasi-governmental groups such as public libraries.)