FILE:  B-8

BOARD COMMITTEES

The President, with City of Baker School Board approval, shall authorize the creation of standing School Board committees, to be charged with deliberations of certain issues as deemed necessary.  Such committees shall be composed of members of the School Board whose chairperson shall be appointed by the President.  The President shall be given the option to change committee membership.

The City of Baker School Board may appoint standing committees as it may determine necessary.

Standing committees of the School Board shall be scheduled periodically, provided that the President, Superintendent, or committee chairpersons have the authority to call special meetings should the need arise.  Whenever possible, announcements of committee meetings will be made at meetings of the School Board, and the time and place of meetings incorporated into the minutes for purposes of public announcements.  The chairperson of each School Board committee, or the staff member assigned to assist a committee as in the case of the student discipline committee, shall provide the central office twenty-four (24) hours notice of the date, time, and location of committee meetings so that the School Board clerk can give the public notice of meetings prior to the committee meeting.

Other special committees may from time to time be appointed by the School Board to study specific issues.  The membership of any special committees need not be restricted to members of the School Board, but shall include such persons who may have knowledge or interest in the subject studied.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

The agenda, time and date of committee meetings shall be tentatively set by the committee chairperson, pending discussion with and approval by both the Superintendent and School Board President of any proposed agenda items and meeting date.  Once approved, the committee chairperson shall be notified prior to notification of other members.

All committee meetings shall be open to the public, except in those instances allowed as provided by state law.  A majority of the committee membership shall constitute a quorum for purposes of making recommendations or taking any action that has been previously authorized.

Minutes from committee meetings shall be distributed to School Board members and other personnel as deemed necessary, within five (5) working days.  Copies of the minutes shall also be made available at the monthly School Board meetings.

Revised:  January, 2008

Revised:  April, 2010

Approved:  April 20, 2010

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:55

Board minutes, 11-16-99, 10-2-07, 4-20-10

City of Baker School Board