The Governing Board is a policy-making body. The policies which it establishes are carried out by the administration of the District. Alternative meeting locations are indicated on meeting dates. Before each meeting of the Board of Trustees, copies of the agenda with background information and recommended action are distributed to each Trustee, each high school site, employee organizations, and to the media. Agendas are provided to representatives of requesting community organizations and to any other individual or organization who request a copy.
Complete packets are also available to the public at the meeting.
Any person desiring to address the Board of Trustees is requested to fill out a Public Participation at Board Meeting card and give it to the superintendent or staff nearest the superintendent. While meetings of the Board of Trustees are not public meetings, they are open to the public. The only exception is a closed session for personnel matters, instructions to the Board's negotiating team, student matters such as expulsion hearings, and consultation with the Board's attorney on matters of litigation. Actions taken in closed session are announced to the public.