Administrator input is vital to a good meeting. Consider unfinished business. These are items that were not completely disposed of at a previous meeting, such as motions tabled or actions interrupted by adjournment and intentionally carried over for discussion or action at the current meeting. An ongoing building project, for example, is not routinely an item of unfinished business. It s time to consider new business motions in response to board member requests and information heard by the board.
Some boards handle much of their business by consensus.
That is, members simply voice agreement and move on to the next issue. Some issues such as administrator evaluation and long-range planning don t belong on the agenda of regular board meetings except as reports or specific recommendations for board action. Those big board issues tend to dominate a meeting and take important consideration away from the other issues on the agenda. Reserve those time-consuming issues for special board meetings where board members can focus their efforts on just one topic. The business of the board is completed and anything at this point on the agenda is purely informational and does not require action.