School Board
Procedure for Public Participation at ISD's School Board Meetings.
The Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD) Board recognizes the value of
public comment and the importance of allowing members of the public to
express themselves on matters related to ISD. In order to permit fair and
orderly expression of such comment, the Board has adopted the
following procedures:
- The ISD Board shall, at its regular monthly meeting, accept
comments from any interested person on subjects related to the
board's responsibilities. Public comments will be accepted during
the portion of the meeting that is designated for that purpose.
- A person who desires to make comments to the board must
register with the Superintendent's Office at least 24 hours prior to
the board meeting. Required registration information shall include
the name, address, and telephone number of the person providing
comments; the name of the organization, if any, that the person
represents; and the topic to be discussed.
- Individuals wishing to make public comments are requested to
state their comments and recommendations in a positive and
broad enough manner such that the desired outcome will benefit
as many students or stakeholders as possible.
- The board shall not accept comments on individual matters that
are governed by the Administrative Orders and Procedures Act (IC
4-21.5) or by other statutory procedures that limit public
participation.
- Public comments shall be subject to the following rules:
- Statements shall be limited to five minutes in length.
- No person shall speak more than once on the same topic.
- Comments shall be directed to the board, not to an
individual board member, and questions will not be entertained.
- Statements shall not be abusive or argumentative, and
persons making statements shall not debate statements made by
other persons.
- The board chair shall enforce these rules and may, subject to
appeal of the board, take actions necessary to maintain order at the
board meeting. Such actions may include, but are not limited to:
- interrupting a person making a statement if the statement is
too lengthy, unduly repetitive, or otherwise violates these rules;
and
- limiting the total amount of time devoted to public statements
based on the number of persons wishing to make statements
and the length of the board's agenda.
Adopted: June 21, 2000
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