Recording Board Meetings. Any person may record or broadcast an open Board meeting. Special requests to facilitate recording or broadcasting an open Board meeting, such as seating, writing surfaces, lighting, and access to electrical power, should be directed to the Superintendent at least 24 hours before the meeting. Recording meetings shall not distract or disturb Board members, other meeting participants, or members of the public. The Board President may designate a location for recording equipment, may restrict the movements of individuals who are using recording equipment, or may take such other steps as are deemed necessary to preserve decorum and facilitate the meeting. LEGAL REF.: 5 ILCS 120/2a, 120/2.02, 120/2.05, 120/2.06, and 120/7. 105 ILCS 5/10-6, 5/10-7, 5/10-12, and 5/10-16. CROSS REF.: 2:80 (Board Member Oath and Conduct), 2:150 (Committees), 2:200 (Types of School Board Meetings), 2:210 (Organizational Board of Education Meeting), 2:230 (Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board) Adopted: August 4, 2020 The following procedures govern the verbatim audio recordings and minutes of Board of Education meetings that are closed to the public. Before any Board meeting: Arranges to have an audio recording device with extra recording tapes and a back-up audio recording device in the Board meeting room during every Board meeting regardless of whether a closed meeting is scheduled. Superintendent or designee The Board may close a portion of a public meeting without prior notice; it cannot, however, have a closed meeting unless it can record the session. Before a closed meeting: Board President or presiding officer On the closed meeting date: (1) convenes an open meeting, (2) requests a motion to adjourn into closed meeting making sure the reason for the meeting is identified in the motion, (3) takes a roll call vote, (4) asks that the minutes record the vote of each member present and the reason for the closed meeting with a citation to the specific exception contained in the Open Meetings Act (OMA) authorizing the closed meeting (5 ILCS 120/2a), and (5) adjourns the open meeting. Before a closed Immediately before a closed meeting, tests and activates the audio meeting: recording device. Superintendent or
Recording Board Meetings. Any person may record or broadcast an open Board meeting. Special requests to facilitate recording or broadcasting an open Board meeting, such as seating, writing surfaces, lighting, and access to electrical power, should be directed to the Superintendent at least 24 hours before the meeting. Recording meetings shall not distract or disturb Board members, other meeting participants, or members of the public. The Board President may designate a location for recording equipment, may restrict the movements of individuals who are using recording equipment, or may take such other steps as are deemed necessary to preserve decorum and facilitate the meeting. LEGAL REF.: 5 ILCS 120/2a, 120/2.02, 120/2.05, 120/2.06, and 120/7. 105 ILCS 5/10-6, 5/10-7, 5/10-12, and 5/10-16. CROSS REF.: 2:80 (Board Member Oath and Conduct), 2:150 (Committees), 2:200 (Types of School Board Meetings), 2:210 (Organizational School Board Meeting), 2:230 (Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board) Adopted: January 24, 2022
Recording Board Meetings. Any person may record or broadcast an open Board meeting. Special requests to facilitate recording or broadcasting an open Board meeting, such as seating, writing surfaces, lighting, and access to electrical power, should be directed to the Superintendent at least 24 hours before the meeting. The notice period for making a special request to facilitate recording or broadcasting an open board meeting is increased from two to 24 hours before the meeting. Recording meetings shall not distract or disturb Board members, other meeting participants, or members of the public. The Board President may designate a location for recording equipment, may restrict the movements of individuals who are using recording equipment, or may take such other steps as are deemed necessary to preserve decorum and facilitate the meeting. LEGAL REF.: 5 ILCS 120/2a, 120/2.02, 120/2.05, 120/2.06, and 120/7. 105 ILCS 5/10-6, 5/10-7, 5/10-12, and 5/10-16. CROSS REF.: 2:80 (Board Member Oath and Conduct), 2:150 (Committees), 2:200 (Types of Board of Education Meetings), 2:210 (Organizational Board of Education Meeting), 2:230 (Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board) Adopted: February 28, 2022 The following procedures govern the verbatim audio recordings and minutes of School Board meetings that are closed to the public. Actor Action Before any Board meeting: Superintendent or designee Arranges to have an audio recording device with adequate storage capacity and a back-up audio recording device in the Board meeting room during every Board meeting regardless of whether a closed meeting is scheduled. The Board may close a portion of a public meeting without prior notice; it cannot, however, have a closed meeting unless it can record the session. Before a closed On the closed meeting date: (1) convenes an open meeting, (2) requests a motion to adjourn into closed meeting making sure the reason for the meeting is identified in the motion, (3) takes a roll call vote, (4) ensures that the minutes record the vote of each member present and the reason for the closed meeting with a citation to the specific exception contained in the Open Meetings Act authorizing the closed meeting [5 ILCS 120/2a], and (5) adjourns the open meeting. President or presiding officer (#3 and #4 may be delegated to the Board Secretary or Recording Secretary)
Recording Board Meetings. Any person may record a Board of Education meeting. Recording meetings shall not distract or disturb Board members, other meeting participants, or members of the public. The Board President may designate a location for recording equipment, may restrict the movements of individuals who are using recording equipment, or may take such other steps as are deemed necessary to preserve decorum and facilitate the meeting. LEGAL REF.: 5 ILCS 120/2a, 120/2.02, 120/2.05, 120/2.06, and 120/7. 105 ILCS 5/10-6, 5/10-7, 5/10-12, and 5/10-16. CROSS REF.: 2:80 (Board Member Oath and Conduct), 2:150 (Committees), 2:200 (Types of Board of Education Meetings), 2:210 (Organizational Board of Education Meeting), 2:230 (Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board) Adopted: January 20, 2022
Recording Board Meetings. Any person may record or broadcast an open Board meeting. Special requests to facilitate recording or broadcasting an open Board meeting, such as seating, writing surfaces, lighting, and access to electrical power, should be directed to the Special Education Director or designee at least 24 hours before the meeting. Recording meetings shall not distract or disturb Board members, other meeting participants, or members of the public. The Board President or Chairperson may designate a location for recording equipment, may restrict the movements of individuals who are using recording equipment, or may take such other steps as are deemed necessary to preserve decorum and facilitate the meeting. CROSS REF.: 2:200 (Types of Board Meetings), 2:230 (Public Participation at Governing Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board) Adopted: August 19, 2020 The following procedures govern the verbatim audio recordings and minutes of Board meetings that are closed to the public.
Recording Board Meetings. Any person may record or broadcast an open Board meeting. Special requests to facilitate recording or broadcasting an open Board meeting, such as seating, writing surfaces, lighting, and access to electrical power, should be directed to the Superintendent at least 24 hours before the meeting. Recording meetings shall not distract or disturb Board members, other meeting participants, or members of the public. The Board President may designate a location for recording equipment, may restrict the movements of individuals who are using recording equipment, or may take such other steps as are deemed necessary to preserve decorum and facilitate the meeting. LEGAL REF.:5 ILCS 120/2a, 120/2.02, 120/2.05, and 120/2.06. 105 ILCS 5/10-6, 5/10-7, 5/10-12, and 5/10-16. CROSS REF.:2:80 (Board Member Oath and Conduct), 2:200 (Types of School Board Meetings), 2:150 (Committees), 2:210 (Organizational School Board Meeting), 2:230 (Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board) ADOPTED:November 18, 1997 REVISED:August 15, 2000; December 16, 2003; December 21, 2004; April 26, 2005; December 20, 2005; December 19, 2006; December 16, 2008; December 21, 2010; November 20, 2012; December 20, 2016
Recording Board Meetings. Any person may record or broadcast an open Board meeting. Special requests to facilitate recording or broadcasting an open Board meeting, such as seating, writing surfaces, lighting, and access to electrical power, should be directed to the Superintendent at least 24 hours before the meeting. Recording meetings shall not distract or disturb Board members, other meeting participants, or members of the public. The Board President may designate a location for recording equipment, may restrict the movements of individuals who are using recording equipment, or may take such other steps as are deemed necessary to preserve decorum and facilitate the meeting. LEGAL REF.: 5 ILCS 120/2a, 120/2.02, 120/2.05, 120/2.06, and 120/7. 105 ILCS 5/10-6, 5/10-7, 5/10-12, and 5/10-16. CROSS REF.: 2:80 (Board Member Oath and Conduct), 2:150 (Committees), 2:200 (Types of Board of Education Meetings), 2:210 (Organizational Board of Education Meeting), 2:230 (Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings and Petitions to the Board) Adopted: January 19, 2022 Board meetings are public open meetings conducted to carry out the business of school district governance. The Board of Education welcomes comments from members of the public at its regular and special Board meetings. During each regular and special open meeting of the Board, any person may comment to or ask questions of the School Board (public participation), subject to the reasonable constraints established and recorded in this policy’s guidelines below. The Board listens to comments or questions during public participation; responses to comments to or questions of the Board are most often managed through policy 3:30, Chain of Command. In order to facilitate public comments and yet preserve the flow and orderly completion of the meeting agenda, the Board has adopted the following rules of order for comments from members of the public:
Recording Board Meetings. Any person may record or broadcast an open Board meeting. Special requests to facilitate recording or broadcasting an open Board meeting, such as seating, writing surfaces, lighting, and access to electrical power, should be directed to the Superintendent at least 24 hours before the meeting. Recording meetings shall not distract or disturb Board members, other meeting participants, or members of the public. The Board President may designate a location for recording equipment, may restrict the movements of individuals who are using recording equipment, or may take such other steps as are deemed necessary to preserve decorum and facilitate the meeting. LEGAL REF.:5 ILCS 120/2a, 120/2.02, 120/2.05, and 120/2.06. 105 ILCS 5/10-6, 5/10-7, 5/10-12, and 5/10-16. CROSS REF.:2:80 (Board Member Oath and Conduct), 2:200 (Types of School Board Meetings), 2:150 (Committees), 2:210 (Organizational School Board Meeting), 2:230 (Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board) ADOPTED:January 26, 2017 At each regular and special open meeting, members of the public and District employees may comment to or ask questions of the Board of Education, subject to reasonable constraints. The individuals appearing before the Board are expected to follow these guidelines:
Recording Board Meetings. Any person may record or broadcast an open Board meeting. Special requests to facilitate recording or broadcasting an open Board meeting, such as seating, writing surfaces, lighting, and access to electrical power, should be directed to the Superintendent at least 24 hours before the meeting. Recording meetings shall not distract or disturb Board members, other meeting participants, or members of the public. The Board President may designate a location for recording equipment, may restrict the movements of individuals who are using recording equipment, or may take such other steps as are deemed necessary to preserve decorum and facilitate the meeting. LEGAL REF.: 5 ILCS 120/2a, 120/2.02, 120/2.05, and 120/2.06. 105 ILCS 5/10-6, 5/10-7, 5/10-12, and 5/10-16. CROSS REF.: 2:80 (Board Member Oath and Conduct), 2:200 (Types of School Board Meetings), 2:150 (Committees), 2:210 (Organizational School Board Meeting), 2:230 (Public Participation at School Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board) Adopted: February 20, 2020 Time: Location: Date: A motion was made by , and seconded by , to adjourn to closed meeting to discuss: • The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the District or legal counsel for the District, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee or against legal counsel for the District to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). • Collective negotiating matters between the District and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2). • The selection of a person to fill a public office, including a vacancy in a public office, when the District is given power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or removal of the occupant of a public office, when the District is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3). • Evidence or testimony presented in open hearing, or in closed hearing where authorized by law, to a quasi-adjudicative body, as defined in the Open Meetings Act, provided that the body prepares and makes available for public inspection a written decision with its determinative reasoning. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(4). • The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the District, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5). • The s...
Recording Board Meetings. Any person may record or broadcast an open Board meeting. Special requests to facilitate recording or broadcasting an open Board meeting, such as seating, writing surfaces, lighting, and access to electrical power, should be directed to the Director at least 24 hours before the meeting. Recording meetings shall not distract or disturb Board members, other meeting participants, or members of the public. The Board Chairperson may designate a location for recording equipment, may restrict the movements of individuals who are using recording equipment, or may take such other steps as are deemed necessary to preserve decorum and facilitate the meeting. LEGAL REF.: 5 ILCS 120/2a, 120/2.02, 120/2.05, and 120/2.06. 105 ILCS 5/10-6, 5/10-7, 5/10-12, and 5/10-16. CROSS REF.: 2:200 (Types of Board Meetings), 2:230 (Public Participation at Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board) March 2012 2:230 Board of Control Public Participation at Board Meetings and Petitions to the Board At each regular and special open meeting, members of the public and District employees may comment to or ask questions of the Board, subject to reasonable constraints. The individuals appearing before the Board are expected to follow these guidelines: Address the Board only at the appropriate time as indicated on the agenda and when recognized by the Board Chairperson. Identify oneself and be brief. Ordinarily, comments shall be limited to 5 minutes. In unusual circumstances, and when an individual has made a request in advance to speak for a longer period of time, the individual may be allowed to speak for more than 5 minutes. Observe the Board Chairperson’s decision to shorten public comment to conserve time and give the maximum number of individuals an opportunity to speak. Observe the Board Chairperson’s decision to determine procedural matters regarding public participation not otherwise covered in Board policy. Conduct oneself with respect and civility toward others and otherwise abide by Board policy, 8:30, Visitors to and Conduct on School Property. Petitions or written correspondence to the Board shall be presented to the Board in the next regular Board packet. LEGAL REF.: 5 ILCS 120/2.06. 105 ILCS 5/10-6 and 5/10-16. CROSS REF.: 2:220 (Board Meeting Procedure), 8:10 (Connection with the Community), 8:30 (Visitors to and Conduct on School Property) March 2012 2:240 Board of Control Board Policy Development The Board governs using written policies. Written policies ensure legal compli...
