Citizens are encouraged to provide public input about programs of interest, concerns, and thoughts or suggestions about District policies and practices.

General Guidelines:

Board of Education meetings are public meetings for the conduct of business. Comments from within the audience while others are speaking will not be tolerated. Lewd, obscene, profane, slanderous, threatening and hostile conduct or statements and fighting words will not be tolerated.
PERSONNEL OR STUDENT TOPIC: If you plan to speak about a personnel or student matter involving an individual, please understand that our policies may require you to follow the district's complaint procedure before addressing the board. Board members will generally not respond to any questions you ask or comments you make about individuals staff members or students.
TIME LIMIT: The board recognizes the importance of citizen participation in school district matters. In order to assure citizens are heard and board meetings are conducted efficiently and in an organized manner. The board will allow for a total of 30 minutes for the presentation of all public comments. Individuals may speak only one time and must limit comments to 5 minutes. If there are more than 6 individuals who wish to address the board, the 30 minutes will be divided equally between the number of speakers. These time limits may be changed by a majority vote of the board members in attendance to extend the time for a specific item or speaker. Patrons may only speak one time.
No Action by the Board: The board will not act on any matter which is not on the agenda and will not take action upon the conclusion of public comments.

If you plan to comment during the Board of Education Meeting, please complete this online form and email it to the secretary in advance when possible. Forms are also available at the meetings.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify the Board Secretary at (308) 436-3125, at least five working days prior to the meeting.

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