Individuals who wish to provide public comment or address the Board at the designated time during a Board meeting must sign up and return completed a Public Comments Form by 4 PM on the day of the Board meeting. Individuals may sign up by contacting the LaGrange ISD Administration Office at 560 North Monroe / PO Box 100, La Grange, Texas 78945 - (979) 968 - 7000.

When an individual signs up, the individual must indicate whether the comment/address pertains to a Board agenda item or a non-agenda topic. The individual will also need to indicate on which item(s) he/she will be making comment on or the topic on which his/her address to the board will be on.

Additionally, individuals who will be accompanied by a translator must notify the District at the time of signup.

At meetings other than regular Board meetings (Ex... Special Meetings), public comments are limited to items on the posted meeting notice and agenda. At regular meetings, comments on other topics may be allowed as time permits. Public comments should be limited to topics relevant to District business.

A speaker will be given up to five (5) minutes to address the Board. If; however, the total number of speakers seeking to address the Board at a meeting exceeds five (5), the per-speaker time limit may be reduced. In no event will a speaker be given less than one (1) minute to address the Board.

Generally, the Board conducts public comments at the beginning of the Board meetings. However, in the interest of time and the orderly conduct of public business, the Board reserves the right to:

• Decrease the per-speaker time limit to address the Board.

• Move comments on non-agenda topics to the end of the meeting.

• Take items in a different order than shown on the posted meeting notice and agenda.

• Proceed first with agenda items for which no speakers have signed up to provide comment/address the Board.

• Recommend that comments/addresses involving the performance of individual District employees or officers be made through the grievance policy.

• Require that comments/addresses involving personally identifiable student information be made through the grievance policy.

• Continue a meeting or agenda items to another day in order to allow adequate time for public comment/address.

• Make other reasonable adjustments to the timing of public comments/addresses in accordance with law.

The Board delegates to it's presiding officer the authority to make reasonable adjustments to the timing and conduct of public comment in accordance with law. [See Policy BED(LOCAL)]

The presiding officer will announce these adjustments in an open meeting.

In lieu of or in addition to speaking at an open meeting, a member of the public may also submit written comments to the Board regarding District business as follows:

• In-Person: La Grange ISD Administration Office - 560 North Monroe, La Grange, Texas 78945

• Mail: La Grange ISD Attn: Board Relations - PO Box 100, La Grange, Texas 78945

• Facsimilie: (979) 968-8155

Tina Huenefeld
Executive Assistant to the
Superintendent and School Board

Texas Association of School Boards

La Grange ISD's Board Meeting Notices, Agendas and Minutes can be found by clicking on the Board Book Premier link below. PLEASE NOTE documents relating to minutes will have the word "attachment" listed within the minutes. The attachments are not located within the minutes nor on this site. To view attachments individuals should contact the La Grange ISD Administration Office at 560 North Monroe / PO Box 100, La Grange, Texas 78945 - (979) 968 - 7000 and schedule an appointment.

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