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Board Operations (Sept. 2006)

Chart 1*
Agenda discussion (nonvoting) meeting
Day of the week  
Monday 48%
Tuesday 21%
Wednesday 13%
Thursday 18%
Week of the month  
1st 29%
2nd 44%
3rd 18%
4th 9%
Voting meeting with the full board
Day of the week  
Monday 45%
Tuesday 22%
Wednesday 16%
Thursday 17%
Week of the month  
1st 5%
2nd 27%
3rd 46%
4th 22%
* Chart is compiled from PSBA membership data, not the survey.

Chart 2  
Frequency of sunshine "agenda discussion" (nonvoting) meetings with full board per month
One 83%
Two 10%
Three 2%
Four or more 5%

Chart 3  
Frequency of sunshine voting meetings with full board per month
One 78%
Two 22%

Chart 4  
Board routinely holds executive sessions
Yes 88%
No 12%

Chart 5  
When does the board routinely hold executive sessions in relation to the sunshine meeting
Before
 26%
After
 19%
Before and after
18%
Before, during and after
10%
During
 8%
As needed
7%
Other
 7%
During and after
4%
Before and during
1%

Chart 6  
Board uses standing committees
Yes
 82%
No
18%

Chart 7  
Subcommittees established
Appointed at discretion of the board president 72%
Board members select, on seniority 4%
Membership guaranteed by tenure on committee 0%
Other 24%
   

Chart 8  
Subcommittees used
Budget/finance 83%
Buildings & grounds 80%
Personnel 70%
Policy 65%
Curriculum 63%
Athletics/activities 61%
Negotiations 56%
Transportation 37%
Technology 30%
Other 38%

Chart 9  
Annual retreat or planning session
Yes 35%
No 65%

Chart 10  
Administrator participation,
in addition to superintendent, in board meeting
Yes 99%
No 1%

Chart 11  
Administrator participation
As needed 37%
All the time 63%
Identified as  
Business officials 81%
Building principals 77%
Other central office administrators 78%
Other 21%

Chart 12  
Administrator participation in addition to superintendent, with board subcommittee meeting
Yes 92%
No 8%

Chart 13  
Administrator participation
As needed 61%
All the time 39%
Identified as  
Business officials 69%
Building principals 39%
Other central office administrators 69%
Other 19%

Chart 14
Public comment periods during a meeting
Number permitted
One 53%
Two 46%
Three or more 1%
Time is limited  
Yes 62%
No 38%
If limited, minutes allowed in first period
2 3%
3 29%
4 2%
5 38%
8 1%
10 7%
15 3%
20 4%
30 or more 13%
If limited, minutes allowed in second period
2 4%
3 37%
5 39%
10 4%
15 3%
20 4%
30 or more 9%

Chart 15  
Board uses the "paperless" meeting concept, whereby the board electronically receives the agenda and supporting documents for conducting its meeting
Yes 14%
No 86%

Chart 16  
Board uses e-mail to communicate with each other
Yes 78%
No 22%

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