How to participate in Board meetings

General guidelines for public comment

Your participation at Fayette County Board of Education meetings is welcomed.

Individual members of the public are allowed to address the board for a maximum time of five minutes as determined by the chair. Since this is a relatively short period of time, individuals are encouraged to share their ideas with the board in writing.

No public speakers are allowed to make any disparaging or critical remarks about individuals. Critical comments or complaints are processed through the school district complaint procedure which affords the individuals to whom comments or complaints are directed, the opportunity for response and due process.

Speakers should state their name, address, whether he/she is an employee of the school district, and the subject to be addressed.

Opportunities for public comment

The public has two opportunities to comment at each regular meeting of the Fayette County Board of Education. A signup sheet will be provided near the entrance to the meeting place for speakers who wish to address the board prior to, or following the meeting, as outlined below.

The first opportunity is at the beginning of the meeting, when the public is invited to speak on items that are on the agenda. Thirty minutes will be divided among the number of speakers. The maximum time to speak is five minutes per speaker.

Once the discussion and/or action portion of the agenda commences, the board will need to conduct its business, therefore, the board discussion is by board members, the superintendent, and members of the superintendent's staff. There may be some occasions on which the board would want to hear from members of the public or from an advisory committee during its discussion of a specific item. The board may choose to open up its discussion to include public comment during this portion of the meeting.

At the end of the meeting members of the public who have signed up prior to the meeting are invited to address the board on items that are not on the agenda. The chair will determine the amount of time for each speaker, depending on the lateness of the hour and the number of speakers.

Last update: 7/22/2004 1:59:15 PM