Board Meetings are business meetings of the Board in a public setting. They are generally held at 6:30 p.m. twice a month when schools are in session; the schedule may vary during the summer and holidays. All meetings are held in person in the LGSUHSD Board Room located behind the District Office at 17421 Farley Road W, Los Gatos, CA 95030. Meetings are also streamed live.
At each Board Meeting, members of the public may address the Board on matters that are under the Board's jurisdiction. For items that are on the agenda, the Board will hear public comments when they consider the item during the meeting. For items that are NOT on the agenda, the public may address the Board during the "Public Comment" segment of the agenda. At Special Board Meetings, the Board will hear public comments only on items that are on the agenda.
Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes per person unless there are too many people requesting to speak, in which case the Board President may limit comments to less than three (3) minutes per person. The Board will also limit public comments on items that are not on the agenda to 20 minutes during this segment of the agenda. If the Board is not able to hear all comments on non-agendized items during these 20 minutes, non agenda item Public Comments will resume after all agenda items have been considered. Members of the public may also email the Board directly at boardoftrustees@lgsuhsd.org.
Public comments are heard in person or virtually during Board meetings. To address the Board during a meeting, members of the public requesting to speak should submit a Public Comment card prior to the start of the agenda item (blue public comment cards are located at the meeting location).
When the Board is ready to hear public comments, the Board President/Staff will first recognize the speaker by name and then invite the speaker to address the Board.
To address the Board IN-PERSON:
Submit a blue Public Comment card prior to the start of the agenda item to the Executive Assistant to the Board.
When the Board President or District staff calls your name and invites you to speak, step up to the podium and microphone and proceed with your comment
To address the Board VIRTUALLY:
"Raise Your Hand" in Zoom during the general Public Comment period or on the agenda item you wish to speak.
When the Board President/Staff calls your name and invites you to speak, Staff will enable your Zoom audio
Unmute yourself and let Staff know if you'd like your video turned on, then proceed with your comment
The Board Meeting is a business meeting of the Board of Education in a public setting; it is not a forum for public debate. Brown Act provisions also prohibit the Board from acting on or discussing matters that are not on the meeting agenda. Therefore, Board Members will not respond directly to speakers or otherwise address speakers' comments.
In accordance with Education Code section 35146 and Government Code section 54956, the Board may recess to Closed Session to discuss personnel matters, litigations, expulsions, employee negotiations, property negotiations, liability claims, and other confidential matters. Actions taken in Closed Session are reported out after the Closed Session by the Board President as required by law.
In addition to the regularly scheduled Board Meetings, the Board may hold Special Board Meetings, as needed. Advance notice for any Special Board Meeting is posted 24 hours before the meeting.
