What You Will See...
Regular meetings of the
Board of Trustees are conducted the second Monday of each month unless
formally changed by the Board of Trustees, and the Notice of
Meeting/Agenda must be posted 72 hours prior to the meeting as required
by the Open Meetings Act. The superintendent's office prepares the Board
agenda and delivers it to the Board of Trustees on the Monday one week
prior to the regular monthly meeting. The complete agenda includes
detailed back-up material on each item. This provides an opportunity for
the trustees to request and receive a thorough briefing and ask
questions of the superintendent. This procedure also enables individual
Board members to be prepared to vote yes or no on most items before they
arrive at the meeting. The meeting is conducted by the Board President
using Robert's Rules of Order. The trustees move through the prepared
agenda, viewing educational presentations by the staff, meeting honored
students and teachers, awarding contracts for building construction,
formulating policies for implementation by the administrative staff, and
employing personnel.
Attending a Board Meeting...
Regular
meetings of the board begin at 6:00 p.m. in the board room of the Klein
ISD central office located at 7200 Spring Cypress Road. The closed
session of the board will be from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Members in
closed session, as authorized by the Texas Government Code in
accordance with Section 551, may, in private consultation with the
board's attorney, discuss the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of
real property and/or personnel. Action may be taken following the closed
session. The public open meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. An additional
closed meeting can occur at any subsequent time during the meeting as
needed. Special meetings of the Board of Trustees will begin at 6:00
p.m. unless otherwise specified in the Notice of Meeting.
Addressing the Board...
Communicating with the Board of Trustees:
If a District resident, employee, or vendor wishes to formally
communicate with the Board for a purpose other than appeal of a
complaint [see Board Policies DGBA, FNG, or GF], the individual may:
1. Send a letter with the information to be shared with the President
of the Board at the District central office, 7200 Spring-Cypress Road,
Klein, TX 77379; or
2. Sign up to make comments at a regular board
meeting regarding either agenda or non-agenda topics as described below.
Audience participation at a Board meeting is limited to the public
comment portion of the meeting designated for that purpose. At all other
times during a Board meeting, the audience shall not enter into
discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board, unless
requested by the presiding officer.
Process for Speaking at Board Meetings: The Klein ISD Board of Trustees welcomes citizen inquiries/public comment at board meetings. In order to provide an efficient process at the board meetings, please complete the Citizen Inquiries/Public Comment on Agenda Items Form and submit it either in person to the superintendent’s office or via email to the address listed on the form by 10:30 am on the day of the meeting. Your support of the district and the Board of Trustees is greatly appreciated.
Board’s Response:
Specific factual information or recitation of existing policy may be
furnished in response to inquiries by the superintendent, but the Board
shall not deliberate or make decisions regarding any subject that is not
included on the agenda posted with the notice of the meeting. The Board
may consider a proposal to place the subject of a public comment on the
agenda of a subsequent meeting, in which case it may be discussed by
the Board. Each citizen inquiry will receive a written response, and the
citizen inquiry form is accessible on the district's website under the
Citizen Inquiry link on the Board of Trustees' web pages.
Complaints and Concerns:
The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person
addressing the Board has attempted to solve a matter administratively
through resolution channels established by policy. If not, the person
shall be referred to the appropriate policy to seek resolution as
follows: Employee complaints – DGBA; Student or parent complaints –FNG;
Public complaints – GF.
Disruptions: The
Board shall not tolerate disruption of the meeting by members of the
audience. If, after at least one warning from the presiding officer, any
person continues to disrupt the meeting by his or her words or actions,
the presiding officer may request assistance from law enforcement
officials to have the person removed from the meeting.