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The superintendent or a designee shall prepare all agendas for meetings of the Board, In doing so, the superintendent or a designe shall consult with the Board chairman and appropriate members of the administrative staff.

Items of business may be suggested by any Board member, staff member, student, or citizen of the district. The inclusion of items suggested by staff members, students, or citizens shall be at the discretion of the chairman of the school board. The agenda, however, shall always allow suitable time for the remarks of the public who wish to speak briefly before the Board.

The Board shall follow the order of business set up by the agenda unless the order is altered by a consensus of the members present. Items of business not on the agenda will not be discussed and acted upon unless a majority of the Board agrees to consider them. The Board may not revise Board policies or adopt new ones unless such action has been scheduled.

The agenda, together with supporting materials, shall be distributed to Board members sufficiently prior to the Board meeting, if at all possible, to permit them to give items of business careful consideration. The agenda and appropriate agenda materials shall also be made available to the press; to representatives of community, staff, and student organizations; and to others upon request, if at all possible.

ADOPTED: September, 1979

REVIEWED: April, 1987

REVISED: February, 1995