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204.1 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AGENDA

A. Agendas The clerk or his/her designee shall prepare the agenda for each board meeting. Whenever a matter involving policy consideration is placed on the agenda, the superintendent shall advise the board of any policies previously adopted affecting such matter. Any member of the board may submit suggestions for items to be included on the agenda. Individuals wishing to be heard at a board meeting shall advise the superintendent in advance. The agenda shall always allow for recognition and introduction of guests together with remarks for the good of the school district by any board member. All business items shall be submitted in writing and received in the superintendent's office at least six days before the meeting in order to insure being included on the written agenda. The addendum agenda will be reserved for those items of an emergency nature only, as defined by the school board or superintendent. Items of business not on the agenda may not be suggested from the floor for discussion and/or action at the same meeting except at the discretion of the chairperson or a majority of members present. A ten minute time limit for each item on the agenda has been set with the option to increase time limit by board approval if necessary. B. Consent Agenda Policy 1. Purpose: The purpose of this policy is to allow the use of a consent agenda. 2. General Statement of Policy: In order for a more efficient administration of school board meetings, the school board may elect to use a consent agenda for the passage of noncontroversial items or items of a similar nature. 3. Consent Agenda: a. The superintendent, in consultation with the school board chair, may place items on the consent agenda. By using a consent agenda, the school board has consented to the consideration of certain items as a group under one motion. Should a consent agenda be used, an appropriate amount of discussion time will be allowed to review any item upon request. b. Consent items are those which usually do not require discussion or explanation prior to school board action, are noncontroversial and/or similar in content, or are those items which have already been discussed and/or explained and do not require further discussion or explanation. Such agenda items might include ministerial tasks such as, but not limited to, the approval of the agenda, approval of previous minutes, approval of bills, approval of reports, etc. These items might also include similar groups of decisions such as, but not limited to, approval of staff contracts, approval of maintenance details for the school district buildings and grounds or approval of various schedules. c. Items shall be removed from the consent agenda by a timely request by an individual school board member for independent consideration. A request is timely if made prior to the vote on the consent agenda. The request does not require a second or a vote by the school board. An item removed from the consent agenda will then be discussed and acted on separately immediately following the consideration of the consent agenda. d. Consent agenda items are approved en masse by one vote of the school board. The consent agenda items shall be separately recorded in the minutes. C. Form of Agenda Unless changed by a two-thirds vote of those present at each regular and adjourned business meeting of the board the order of business shall be as follows: 1.0 Call to Order by Chairperson 1.1 Roll Call 1.2 Pledge of Allegiance 2.0 Approval of Agenda 2.1 Main Agenda 2.2 Addendum Agenda 3.0 Approval of Minutes 3.1 Regular Meeting 4.0 Approval of District Invoices 5.0 Recognition of Visitors 6.0 Recognition of Accomplishments 7.0 Action Items 7.1 Consent Items 7.2 New Business 7.3 Old Business 8.0 Discussion Items 9.0 Addendum 10.0 Administrative Reports 10.1 Treasurer's Report 10.2 Committees 10.3 Board Concerns 10.4 Principal's Report 10.5 Superintendent's Report 11.0 Next Meeting Date 12.0 Adjournment

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