Our Board Agenda

Board Meetings are meetings held in public, they are not conversations with the public. Town Hall type meetings and committee meetings are more conversations. 

This portion of the meeting is not open to the public. At this time, the Board may discuss only items allowed to be considered in Closed Session, per the Brown Act, such as personnel matters, negotiations, student discipline, property matters and pending litigation. Any action taken in closed session must be reported out in open session.

During this time the public can comment on items listed on the closed session agenda

The open/public portion of the meeting

This is the opportunity for the public to comment on items on the Board Agenda, the board listens, but cannot engage in discussion per code.

A public hearing is designed to protect personal interests by permitting citizens to voice their position on an issue at hand. The Government Code prescribes the manner in which the hearing is to be conducted and what regular items must have a hearing.

Items presented to the board for information. Sometimes there will be associated action items later on in the meeting. No action items.

The Board is going to discuss an item in public and possibly request action or provide direction to the Superintendent. No action items.

Presented for review prior to Board action. The Board votes on these items during the meeting unless they are continued to a future meeting. Most action items are annual requirements for school district operations. Some action items will be resolutions of celebration or acknowledgement, e.g. Arts in Education Month or Teacher Appreciation.

The attachment will be presented to the School Board/Board of Trustees at the Board Meeting. When it is presented it becomes part of the public record and will be posted usually on the website under the link to the board packet and on the agenda item in electronic board packet.

Items that are considered to be routine and will be enacted in one motion. No discussion of these items will be held prior to the time the Board considers the motion unless an item is requested to be discussed or removed.

Allows individual Board members, Union presidents, Principals & Superintendent to share comments, concerns, and observations. No action items.

All local legislative bodies are governed by The Ralph M. Brown Act (CA Government Code section 54950 through 54962) which guarantees the public's right to attend and participate in meetings of local legislative bodies. All regular meeting agendas are posted at least 72 hours in advance at the District Office and at www.busd.org. Board packets with overviews of the agenda items and backup materials are available for review at the District Office and posted to https://www.busd.org/school-board/agendasminutes/board-meeting-packets

The Bellevue Union School District complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Should you require special accommodations, or more information about accessibility, please contact the Superintendent’s Office by calling (707)542-5197 x2 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. All efforts will be made for reasonable accommodations.

Agenda available in Spanish upon request. Please call (707)542-5197 x2. Orden del día disponible en español si se solicita.Por favor llame al (707)542-5197 x2.

District Employees, parents and community members shall treat each other with civility, courtesy and respect.
Civility Policy (BP 1313 - Full Text Link)