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Minnesota Charter School Resource Center (MCSRC) Handbook http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/scbool-change/handbook/running.htm responsible for the overall direction and functioning of the school. Major areas for school board decis include: 10 o Arranging for an appropriate facility. o Approval of the school's budget. o Monitoring the school's revenues and expenditures on a regular basis. o Interviewing and hiring the administrator. o Formal vote of approval on staff employment. o Monitoring performance of the director and assuring evaluation of other staff. o Establishing policies. o Approving contracts for goods and services. o Monitoring the progress of the school's program. These responsibilities require knowledge of the issues, careful consideration and the application of reasoned judgment. Some issues may require legal advice. A school board member must work to stay current in these areas by periodically attending training and conferences through such organizations a Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, the Center for School Change, the Minnesota School Boa Association, and the Minnesota Department of Education. lTop of pa~el School Board Meetings The work of a school board is carried out at its officially called and publicly announced meetings. In Minnesota, school board meetings are open meetings by law, meaning they are public meetings open anyone to observe. The only exceptions allowed to the open meetings law have to do with labor negotiations, legal challenges, and certain data privacy issues. However, the decisions on these activi1 must be reported in summary form at the next open meeting. Meeting dates and times must be publici so that interested parties may attend. Some ways to publicize meetings are: print the schedule for the: in the school newsletter, provide a web site with board meetings times and places, post a notice on th, school's bulletin board, send a notice home with students, and mention board meetings at other paren! meetings such as open houses and conferences. Sometimes, local newspapers will carry news of boar, meetings times and decisions. Meetings must be organized and orderly. An agenda should be published for what items will be addrf at the meeting. The presiding officer must be fair and courteous. A written record of meetings, or minutes, must be maintained and open for inspection by anyone. The record of the minutes is always checked for accuracy at a subsequent meeting of the Board and, when approved, becomes the official record of board actions. Minutes should include the time and date of the meeting, who was present, aJ actions taken by the board. The usual order of business at the school board meeting is: o Call to order by the chair o Approval of the agenda o Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting o Financial reports o Committee reports o Old business o New business o Adjournment 30f5 9/29/046: 12 PM