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Coronado Unified School District

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Board Meetings

All Regular School Board Meetings begin at 4:00 PM (Special Board Meeting times vary) and are located in the District Office Board Room at 201 Sixth Street in Coronado unless otherwise noted.
 

Ways to View Board Meetings

In-person: CUSD Board Meetings generally take place on the second or third Thursdays of the month. The list of scheduled meetings can be found here:
 
 
Meeting Videos: live stream viewing and recording are available at the bottom of this page.
 
If you have any questions regarding Board Meetings, please contact the Superintendent's Office at 619-522-8900 ext. 1025
 

Board Meeting Agenda Packet

 
 

What to Expect at Board Meetings

 

Public Comments to the Board of Trustees

Members of the public are encouraged to attend Board meetings and to address the Board concerning any item on the agenda or within the Board's jurisdiction.
 
Agendized items: 
Members of the public wishing to speak before the Board will not be required to fill out a yellow speaker card; anyone wishing to speak on an agenda item shall come forward when called by the Board President; speakers will queue behind the podium and state their name and city prior to speaking; speakers will have three minutes at the podium and may not yield their time to another speaker; total public input on any one agenda item will be limited to twenty minutes (This time may be extended at the discretion of the Board President.); if there are still speakers after twenty minutes they may submit their comments to the Board in writing at kmcelligott@coronadousd.net  
 
Non-agendized and closed session items: 
Anyone wishing to speak to a non-agenda item or a closed session item will be invited to speak at the completion of the entire agenda; speakers will queue behind the podium and state their name and city prior to speaking; each speaker will have three minutes and may not yield their time; total public input at the end of the meeting will be twenty minutes (This time may be extended at the discretion of the Board President.); if there are still speakers after twenty minutes they may submit their comments to the Board in writing at kmcelligott@coronadousd.net
 
Electronically Submitted Public Comments
Comments submitted electronically will be included in the meeting minutes, but will not be read during the meeting. Click here if you would like to submit your comments electronically. 
 

Can Trustees Interact with the Public During Board Meetings?

Per the Brown Act, a Board meeting is not a meeting of the public, but rather a formal business meeting of the Board to conduct the public's business on agendized items. The public has the right to observe the meeting and to provide public comment. The law does not allow the Board to take action or to discuss any item not explicitly posted on the agenda in advance. However, during public comment, Board members may ask for clarification, refer concerns to staff, and/or request that an item be placed on a future agenda.
 

Agenda preparation

Excerpt from Board Bylaw 9322: Agenda/Meeting Materials
 
The Board president and the Superintendent, as secretary to the Board, shall work together to develop the agenda for each regular and special meeting.

Any Board member or member of the public may request that a matter within the jurisdiction of the Board be placed on the agenda of a regular meeting. The request shall be submitted in writing to the Superintendent or designee with supporting documents and information, if any, at least one week before the scheduled meeting date. Items submitted less than a week before the scheduled meeting date may be postponed to a later meeting in order to allow sufficient time for consideration and research of the issue.

The Board president and Superintendent shall decide whether a request from a member of the public is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Items not within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board may not be placed on the agenda. In addition, before placing the item on the agenda, the Board president and Superintendent shall determine if the item is merely a request for information, and if so, respond accordingly.

If the Board president and Superintendent deny a request from a Board member to place an item on the agenda, the Board member may request the Board to take action to determine whether the item shall be placed on the agenda.

The Board president and Superintendent shall also decide whether an agenda item is appropriate for discussion in open or closed session, and whether the item should be an action item subject to Board vote or an information item that does not require immediate action.

In order to promote efficient meetings, the Board may bundle a number of items and act upon them together by a single vote through the use of a consent agenda. Consent items shall be items of a routine nature and items for which Board discussion is not anticipated and for which the Superintendent recommends approval. When any Board member requests the removal of an item from the consent agenda, the item shall be removed and given individual consideration for action as a regular agenda item.

The agenda shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to comment on any consent agenda item unless such item has been previously considered at an open meeting of a committee comprised exclusively of Board members.  (Government Code 54954.3)

Any Board action that involves borrowing $100,000 or more shall be discussed, considered, and deliberated upon as a separate item of business on the meeting agenda.  (Government Code 53635.7)

All public communications with the Board are subject to requirements of relevant Board policies and administrative regulations.
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