School board members are elected officials who devote many hours setting policy and planning for your public schools. In addition to making decisions during school board meetings, they try to keep lines of communication open with our community and represent the needs of the district before state and national groups affecting education.   

Meetings of the board will be scheduled in compliance with the law and as deemed by the board to be in the best interests of the district and community. Therefore, the board will function through (1) regular meetings, (2) special meetings, and (3) emergency meetings.

Public notice will be given for any special meeting, whenever a regular meeting is adjourned to another time, or when a regular meeting is to be held at a place other than the district board room.

REGULAR MEETINGS
Regular meetings generally are held on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. All board meetings will begin at 6 pm. There are two types of board meetings. One is the monthly business meeting which is generally on the fourth Thursday of the month at the district office board room. The second type is a study session. These meetings are held at various schools on a rotating basis. All scheduled meetings are posted on the district calendar and on the website at www.ycs.wednet.edu/board/minutes. 

SPECIAL MEETINGS
Special meetings may be called by the president or on a petition of a majority of the board members. A written notice of a special meeting, stating the purpose of the meeting, will be delivered to each board member not less than 24 hours prior to the time of the meeting. Written notice will also be sent not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting to each local newspaper of general circulation and to any radio or television station that has filed a written request for such notices. Business transacted at a special meeting will be limited to that stated in the notice of the meeting.

EMERGENCY MEETINGS
In the event of an emergency involving possible personal injury or property damage, the board may meet immediately and take official action without prior notification.

All meetings are open to the public with the exception of executive sessions authorized by law. Any final action will be taken at an open meeting.

MEETING CONDUCT AND ORDER OF BUSINESS
All board meetings will be conducted in an orderly and businesslike manner using Roberts Rules of Order (Revised) as a guide, except when such rules are superseded by board bylaws or policies.

OPEN MEETINGS
All meetings, including study sessions and retreats, must be advertised as meetings that are open to the public. If the board wishes to devote all or most of a special meeting to an issue(s) to be discussed in executive session (Policy 1410), the special meeting should be called to order and recessed to an executive session. The purpose of the executive session should be announced and recorded in the minutes.

MEETING NOTICES
A regular meeting does not require a public notice if held at the time and place provided by board policy. If the board does not meet at its regular location, the meeting should be treated as a special meeting with proper notice to the press stating the time, place, and purpose of the meeting.

PRESENTING AT BOARD MEETINGS
If you are scheduled to present to the board at either the monthly study session or business meeting, please contact the executive assistant at 458-6139 for assistance. Any written documentation you intend to provide to the board members may have to be submitted in advance to be mailed to the members in their board packets.