Butte School District
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
1441
Audience Participation
The Board recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues and the importance of involving members of the public in its meetings. The Board also recognizes the public’s statutory and constitutional rights to participate in governmental operations. In order to permit fair and orderly expression of such comment, the Board will permit public participation through oral or written comments during the “public comment” section of the Board agenda and prior to a final decision on a matter of significant interest to the public. The Chair may control such comment to ensure an orderly progression of the meeting.
Individuals wishing to be heard by the Chair shall first be recognized by the Chair. Individuals, after identifying themselves, will proceed to make comments as briefly as the subject permits. The Chair may interrupt or terminate an individual’s statement when appropriate, including when statements are out of order, too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene, or irrelevant. The Board as a whole shall have the final decision in determining the appropriateness of all such rulings. It is important for all participants to remember that Board meetings are held in public, but are not public meetings. Members of the public shall be recognized and allowed input during the meeting, at the discretion of the Chair.
Cross Reference:
1420 School Board Meeting Procedure
Legal Reference:
Article II, Section 8, Montana Constitution – Right of participation
Article II, Section 10, Montana Constitution – Right of Privacy
§§ 2-3-101, et seq., MCA Right of participation
Policy History:
Adopted on: 10/18/04
Revised on:
- 1000 Legal Status & Operation
- 1005FE Flexibility and Efficiency
- 1007FE Multidistrict Agreements
- 1010FE/3100 Flexibility and Efficiency/Students
- 1014FE - Intent to Increase Non-Voted Levy
- 1015FE Personalized Learning Opportunities
- 1100 - Organization
- 1105 - Membership
- 1110 - Taking Office
- 1111P - Candidate Orientation
- 1111 - Election
- 1112 - Resignation
- 1113 - Vacancies
- 1113P - Vacancies Continued
- 1120 - Annual Organization Meeting
- 1130 - Committees
- 1210 - Qualifications, Terms & Duties of Board Officers
- 1230 - Clerk
- 1240 - Duties of Individual Trustees
- 1310 - District Policy
- 1312 - Administrative Procedures
- 1332 - Authorization of Signatures
- 1400 - Board Meetings
- 1401 - Records Available to Public
- 1402 - Flexibility and Efficiency
- 1420 - School Board Meeting Procedure
- 1425 - Abstentions from Voting
- 1441 - Audience Participation
- 1511 - Code of Ethics for School Board Members
- 1512 - Conflict of Interest
- 1513 - Management Rights
- 1520 - Board/Staff Communications
- 1521 - Board-Superintendent Relationship
- 1531 - Trustee Expense
- 1532 - Trustee Insurance
- 1610 - Annual Goals & Objectives
- 1620 - Evaluation of Board
- 1621 - In-Service Conference for Trustees
- 1640 - Board Participation in Activities
- 1650 - Public Charter Schools
- 1700 - Uniform Complaint Procedure
- 1700F - Uniform Complaint Form
- OTC Updated
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