BOARD MEETINGS                                                                                     C02

 

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.

 

Date Warned:

August 12, 2003

Date Adopted:

August 20, 2003

Legal Reference(s):

1 V.S.A. §§310 et seq. (Public meetings);16 V.S.A. §554 (School board meetings)

Cross Reference:

Board Meeting Agenda Preparation and Distribution (C01); Public Participation at Board Meetings (C03)