Section 5-E400. COMMUNITY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

400.1No later than its September regular meeting, the Board of Education shall establish a schedule of community meetings to be held throughout the city for the purpose of hearing persons who desire to address the Board.

 

400.2The Board may call a special community meeting at anytime to hear from members of the public on any matter or on a particular matter required by the Board rules.

 

400.3Community meetings held in a ward of the city shall be chaired by the ward representative or by a member of the Board designated by the ward representative.

 

400.4Special community meetings shall be chaired by the Board member designated in the Board rules, the President of the Board, or a Board member designated by the President.

 

400.5Members of the public shall be placed on the agenda of a community meeting by informing the Executive Secretary not less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting.

 

400.6Speakers shall be called in the order in which they are placed on the agenda, except that residents of a particular ward shall be heard first at meetings designated as ward community meetings. Members of the audience who are not on the agenda, or DCPS employees or their representatives who are raising individual personnel matters not regarding matters of public policy, shall be heard after the completion of the agenda at the discretion of the chair.

 

400.7Each speaker at a community meeting shall be limited to five (5) minutes for a presentation. Each speaker may be allowed additional time to respond to questions from members of the Board.

 

400.8Rules of quorum shall not apply to community meetings.

 

400.9If a special community meeting is called to hear from members of the public on a particular matter or matters, presentations shall be restricted to the items on the agenda.

 

400.10Persons who represent the position of an organization or group of persons shall identify the organization or group and indicate their representative capacity when requesting to be placed on the agenda.

 

400.11At least one (1) special community meeting each year shall be held to hear from students of the public schools. Students may address the Board at any community meeting.

 

authority

Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is § 2 of An Act approved June 20, 1906, 34 Stat. 317, ch.3446, D.C. Official Code § 38-102 (2001).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 24 DCR 4631, 4643 (December 2, 1977); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 9053 (December 30, 1988); and Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 1426 (March 18, 1994).