• Public Participation at Board Meetings

    The Board of Education welcomes comments from its community. A period for public comment is set aside at each regular Board of Education meeting. In accordance with Policy BDDH-1, the Board of Education has adopted the following protocols to ensure effective public comment at its meetings:

    • District residents wishing to speak must complete a Speaker’s Card with their name, address, email and topic. The District reserves the right to check a speaker's identification.
    • Only individuals who submit a card and are present at the meeting will be recognized for public comment. Speaker’s Cards must be turned in prior to the start of the meeting (preferably 10 minutes in advance).
    • Each speaker may be allotted up to three minutes to address the Board. At the discretion of the Board president prior to the beginning of the meeting, the time limit may be adjusted to accommodate the number of speakers.
    • Speakers may not address the Board concerning specific personnel issues at a meeting. A speaker will be immediately stopped if they speak about a personnel issue.

    While the Board does not directly respond to a speaker during public comment, the Board will address speakers in the following manner:

    • The Board president may make clarifying remarks at the end of the public comment period to address any misstatements of fact.
    • The Board of Education may send a written follow-up to a speaker in response to their comments.