How Does the Governing Board Work?

Addressing the Board

Each Governing Board agenda includes the opportunity for public participation. To address the Board, submit a completed Speaker Comment Form to the Board Secretary before the meeting begins.

On the form you should indicate which item(s) on the agenda you wish to address. The Speaker Comment Form and copies of the agenda are available at Board meetings or the District Administrative Center, 9801 W. Van Buren Street, before each meeting.

The Board President will call you forward during the public participation portion of the meeting, at which time you will tell the Board your name, address, and school attendance area, and if you have children attending school in the District. You should also state the subject you will be addressing.

Remarks are not generally limited to a specific time allotment; however, the Board President may further limit discussion when deemed necessary for proper conduct of the meeting, as when a large number of speakers wish to address a particular topic. Defamatory or abusive remarks against individual District employees or Board members will be declared out of order.