BCBD, Agenda Preparation and Dissemination

The Orleans Parish School Board President shall direct the Superintendent to prepare, or cause to be prepared, an agenda for all regular and special School Board meetings. Items of business may be requested in writing by committee chairpersons, or by any School Board member, the Superintendent or administrative staff, or employee of the school district for inclusion on the agenda. No School Board member shall be denied the right to have an item placed on the published agenda of a School Board meeting when the member has submitted the item to the Superintendent no later than forty-eight (48) hours preceding the distribution of the public notice for the board meeting and agenda.

The agenda may be revised, as necessary, up to twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, prior to the scheduled time meeting. In such cases, the agenda will indicate the date and time of any change. The agenda shall not be changed less than twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, prior to the scheduled time of the meeting.

Any group or individual other than a School Board member, administrator, or employee who desires to place an item on the agenda shall submit a request in writing to the Superintendent no later than ten (10) calendar days preceding the next scheduled School Board meeting. Any material to be used must be submitted at the time of the request.

Each item on the agenda shall be listed separately and described with reasonable specificity. The agenda shall specifically identify items that were not previously considered at a committee meeting held the same month. Before the School Board may take any action on the agenda item, the presiding officer shall read aloud the description of the item.

Items of business not on the agenda may be suggested from the floor for discussion upon unanimous approval of the members present at a meeting. The motion to add an item not on the agenda shall identify the item with reasonable specificity, including the purpose for the proposed addition to the agenda, and shall be entered into the minutes. In keeping with state law and School Board policy, prior to any vote to add an item to the agenda, there shall be an opportunity for public comment on the motion.

All School Board meeting materials and supporting data shall be disseminated to the members of the School Board no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to any School Board meeting, whenever possible.

Academic Reports
CFO’s Report
Reports for Information and other Superintendent agenda items

The School Board may take action on items listed on a consent agenda, as a separate item of the agenda, without reading the description of each item aloud. However, before any action is taken on items listed on a consent agenda, the School Board shall allow a public comment period. Any item listed on a consent agenda may be removed from the consent agenda by a member of the School Board if a person objects to the presence of the item on the consent agenda and provides reasons for individual discussion at the meeting. The name of the person who objects to a consent agenda item and the reasons for the objection shall be included in the minutes of the meeting.