Policy
All
board meetings will be held in compliance with Vermont’s open meeting laws, 1
V.S.A. §§310 et seq.
Schedules
Regular
meetings will be held according to a schedule fixed in advance of the school year.
The regular meeting of the board shall be the first and third Wednesday of the
month. The meeting schedule will be published and made available to the news
media by the superintendent.
Special
and emergency meetings will be called by the chair, vice chairman in the
absence of the chairman, or the superintendent, and notice shall be given to
all members as soon as possible. Only items on the agenda may be discussed at
these meetings.
An
agenda for each meeting will be prepared by the board chair after consultation
with the superintendent and in compliance with board policy on agenda
preparation.
Conduct of Board Meetings
Meetings
will be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised.
Executive Sessions
Executive
sessions of the board will be convened only for the purposes stated in 16
V.S.A. §313. Minutes of executive sessions will NOT be kept, though notes may
be taken if the board determines that is necessary. Any notes taken will not be
made public and board members will not make public the confidential issues
discussed during an executive session.
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Date Warned: |
August 12,
2003 |
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Date Adopted: |
August 20,
2003 |
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Legal Reference(s): |
1 V.S.A. §§310 et seq.
(Public meetings);16 V.S.A. §554 (School board meetings) |
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Cross
Reference: |
Board
Meeting Agenda Preparation and Distribution (C01); Public Participation at
Board Meetings (C03) |