--- ## title: 2025 Updated Request to Address the School Board --- ## RequesttoAddresstheSchoolBoard ## AccordingtoSchoolBoardPolicies206&207,ifacitizenwishestospeaktotheSchoolBoard aboutanagendaitem,theSuperintendent’sofficemustbenotified. ## Citizensmustcompletethe‘RequesttoAddresstheSchoolBoard’form,whichmustbe submittedinpersonoremailtotheSchoolDistrictClerk,orotherdesignee,bynoontheday oftheSchoolBoardmeeting.TheformmaybedroppedoffattheDistrictOfficeat500 SunsetDrive,Jordan,MN55352oremailedtojpspubliccomment@isd717.org. ## Duringthepubliccommentpartofeachregularboardmeeting,upto30minutesoftimewill beallowedfordistrictconstituentstoaddresstheboard. Eachpersonmayhaveupto3 minutesoftimetospeak. Theboardisheretolistenonlyandwillnottakeactionordiscuss topicsbroughtforwardduringtheopenforum. Itmay,atitsdiscretion,askquestionsfor clarificationofissues. Theboardmay,ifitdeemsappropriate,bringsaidissuesforwardata subsequentmeeting. ## Thefollowingconductisprohibitedduringthepubliccommentperiod: ● ## Speakersmaynotdiscussordiscloseanyprivateeducationaldataonanycurrentor formerstudent.Asaresult,speakersmaynotidentifyanycurrentorformerstudent duringpubliccomment.Theonlyexceptionisthataparentwhoisspeakingmay choosetodiscussprivateeducationaldataonhisorherownchild. ● ## Speakersmaynotmakeallegations,chargesorcomplaintsagainstanystudentor employee.Ifapersonwishestomakeanallegationortofileachargeorcomplaint againstastudentoremployee,thepersonshouldmaketheallegation,charge,or complainttotheSuperintendentinwritingorinaprivatemeeting,ortotheindividual designatedinDistrictpolicytoreceivetheallegation,chargeorcomplaint. ● ## Speakersmaynotmakecommentsorgesturesthatarethreatening,profane,lewd, vulgar,obscene,harassing,orabusive. ● ## Speakersmaynotmakepersonalattacksagainstothers,including,butnotlimitedto, anystudent,parent,communitymember,employee,orSchoolBoardmember. ● ## Speakersmaynotmakecommentsthataredefamatoryorthatwouldviolatefederal orstatelaw,includinglawsprotectingtheprivacyrightsofanindividual. ● ## Speakersmaynotmakecommentsrelatedtopendingcontractnegotiationsorto pendinglitigationtowhichtheDistrictisaparty,includinggrievanceproceedings. ● ## Speakersmaynotcampaignfororagainstapoliticalcandidateduringanypartofa publicSchoolBoardmeeting. ● ## Speakersmaynotpromoteoradvertiseproductsthatareforsaleorpurchase,unless theBoardhasinvitedthespeakertopresenttheproductasanagendaitem. ## Theopenforumistheonlyopportunityformembersoftheaudiencetospeakoutduringthe meeting. Pleaseattachtheformandfollowtheguidelinesforpresentingyourtopic. ## Name:_____________________________Date :____________________ ## PhoneNumber:_____________________________Emailaddress:_________________________ *Thiswillonly beusedforfollow-uptoyoursharedissue/concern. ## PleasespecifytheagendaItemyouwillbespeakingto:___________________________________ PleasespecificallystateyourpurposeforaddressingtheSchoolBoard. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Itishighlyrecommendedtofirstspeaktoadistrictemployeetodiscussyourissue/concern. ## HaveyoupreviouslycontactedaSchoolBoardmemberand/orschoolemployeeaboutthis issue/concern?YESNO ## Ifso,pleasestatenameofboardmember/schoolemployee:____________________________ ## IfproperprocedureshavebeenfollowedandtheSchoolDistrictClerk,orotherdesignee,has determinedthatpropercommunicationchannelshavebeenfollowed,yourrequestwillbe submittedtotheBoardChair.TheBoardChairwillthencallyoubyname,statethepurpose ofyouraddress,andinviteyoutothepodiumduringthescheduledtimeforopen forum/publiccomments. ____________________________________________ ## SchoolDistrictClerkDate/TimeReceived