105 ILCS 5/10-16
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 10 - School Boards

 (from Ch. 122, par. 10-16)Sec. 10-16. Organization of Board. Within 28 days after the consolidated   election, other than the consolidated elections in 1999 and 2001, the  board shall organize by electing its officers and fixing a time and place  for the regular meetings. However, when school board members are elected at  the consolidated elections held in April of 1999 and April of 2001, the board  shall organize within 7 days after the first Tuesday after the first Monday of  November in each such year by electing officers and setting the time and place  of the regular meetings.  Upon organizing itself as provided in this paragraph,  the board shall enter upon the discharge of its duties.The regional superintendent of schools having supervision and control, as  provided in Section 3-14.2, of a new school  district that is governed by the School Code and formed on or after the  effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998 shall convene  the newly elected board within 7 days after the election of the board of  education of that district, whereupon  the board  shall proceed to organize by electing one of their number as  president and  electing a secretary, who may or may not be a member.  At such meeting the  length of term of each of the members shall be determined by lot so that 4  shall serve for 4 years, and 3 for 2 years from the commencement of their  terms; provided, however, if such members were not elected at the  consolidated election in an odd-numbered year, such initial  terms shall be  extended to the consolidated election for school board  members immediately  following the expiration of the initial 4 or 2 year terms.  The provisions of this paragraph that relate to the determination of terms by  lot shall not apply to the initial members of the board of education of a  combined school district who are to be elected to unstaggered terms.The terms of the  officers of a board of education shall be for 2 years, except that  the  terms of the officers elected at the organization meeting in November, 2001  shall expire at the organization meeting in April, 2003; provided that the  board by resolution may  establish a policy for the terms of office to be one year, and provide for  the election of officers.Special meetings of the board of education may be called by the president  or by any 3 members of the board by giving notice thereof in writing, stating  the time, place and purpose of the meeting. Such notice may be served by  mail 48 hours before such meeting or by personal service 24 hours before  such meeting. Public notice of meetings must also be given as prescribed in  Sections 2.02 and 2.03 of the Open Meetings Act, as now or hereafter amended.At each regular and special meeting which is open to the public, members  of the public and employees of the district shall be afforded time, subject  to reasonable constraints, to comment to or ask questions of the board.The president or district superintendent shall, at each regular board  meeting, report any requests made of the district under provisions of the  Freedom of Information Act and shall report the status of the district's  response.       (Source: P.A. 93-847, eff. 7-30-04; 94-1019, eff. 7-10-06.)