Method for Addressing the Board

revised 9/14/07

A person who wishes to address the Board of Directors should, if possible, make his or her request to the GVCS Director on the Monday (one week) prior to the School Board Meeting, preferably in writing, indicating the subject of his or her remarks.  The agenda for a Regular Board Meeting is closed at 11:00 a.m. seven days prior to the meeting.  If the topic is not one that is listed on the agenda, the Board of Directors will be pleased to hear comments from the public, however, it is the policy of the Board to not take action at this meeting (Education Code 35145.4).

Presentations

• Three minutes may be allotted to each speaker, with a maximum of twenty minutes to each subject matter.

• No boisterous conduct will be permitted at any Governing Board Meeting.  Persistence in boisterous conduct shall be grounds for summary termination by the chair of that person’s privilege of address.

• “Any person who willfully disturbs any public school or any public school meeting is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.).” (Education Code32210)

• No oral presentation shall include charges or complaints against any employee of the Governing Board, regardless of whether or not the employee is identified.  All charges and complaints against employees should be submitted in writing and signed by the person making the charge.  Personnel matters, with rare exceptions, are discussed by the Board of Directors in Closed Executive Sessions, as provided by law.