• Addressing the Board

    Members of the public are invited to speak to the Board about issues of interest or concern.

    To Speak To An Item On The Agenda

    Members of the audience are welcome to speak to an item on the meeting agenda.  Please follow the process below to be given the opportunity to speak:

    1. Fully complete a blue speaker's request form and submit it to the Governing Board Secretary seated at the front of the room.
    2. Address the Board at the appropriate time when called upon by the Board President.
    3. State your name, address, and relationship to the District.
    4. Express your ideas concisely.  Comments by members of the community are limited to three (3) minutes per person in order to ensure everyone who wishes to speak has an opportunity to do so.

    To Speak During Public Comment

    Members of the audience are welcome to speak during the public comment portion of the Governing Board meeting. Please follow the process below to be given the opportunity to speak:  

    1. Fully complete a yellow speaker's request form and submit it to the Governing Board Secretary seated at the front of the room.
    2. Address the Board at the appropriate time when called upon by the Board President.
    3. State your name, address, and relationship to the District.
    4. Express your ideas concisely. Comments by members of the community are limited to three (3) minutes per person in order to ensure everyone who wishes to speak has an opportunity to do so.

    Please note: Due to the provisions of the Arizona Open Meeting Law, members of the Governing Board are prohibited from responding to or discussing issues raised by individuals, if those issues are not on the Board's agenda.

    Board Meeting attendees must observe rules of propriety, decorum, and good conduct, and refrain from impertinent or slanderous remarks.  Violation of this rule may result in such persons being prohibited from further audience before the Governing Board.

    Charges/Complaints
     Personal charges or complaints against individual District employees may not be presented orally at the Public Board meeting.  This prohibition is necessary in order to protect the due process rights of employees.

    Problem Resolution
    Problems and concerns must be first addressed at the school, department, or facility level.  If the problem is not satisfactorily resolved at this first level, the concern should be directed to the appropriate District-level administrator or supervisor.  If further action is necessary, a problem or concern may be referred to the Superintendent.

    The Governing Board will not entertain or consider any recommendation, grievance, complaint, or petition from parents, students, employees or patrons of the District until such issues have first been pursued through the proper administrative channels without satisfactory resolution.  This requirement helps ensure the Governing Board is fully informed and able to act unprejudically when acting in the role of a hearing body.