A meeting of the Board of Education will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Closed session will begin at approximately 5:30 p.m. and open session at 6:30 p.m.

The district is taking all necessary steps to prevent and mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on our community. Therefore, in compliance with the Order issued by the Sacramento County Health Officer on January 6, 2022, directing all public meetings in the county to occur virtually until further notice, this Board of Education meeting will be held telephonically.

You can participate in the board meeting via the Zoom conferencing platform. A link will be posted to the Zoom meeting here approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the board meeting.

Alternatively, you can view the board meeting on YouTube. The link can be found on the district's YouTube channel and will be posted here approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the board meeting. 

Jan. 25 Board Meeting Agenda [PDF Link]

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Submit a written comment for the Jan. 25 meeting of the Board of Education. 

The comment form will be closed at the conclusion of the public comment period. 

Written comments will be provided to the members of the board.

You may also offer a comment by attending the board meeting via the Zoom platform. A link will be made available here to the Zoom platform 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.  

Board Bylaw 9323 limits public comments to two (2) minutes per speaker, with no more than 30 minutes per single topic. Time will be extended for any speaker who uses an interpreter.

Meetings of the board of education are business meetings for the purpose of setting district policy and governance standards. The board values the benefit of multiple perspectives in the decision-making process and welcomes public comment to help inform and share perspectives. To comply with state laws, make efficient use of meeting time and ensure a fair experience for all individuals who wish to offer a comment, the opportunity to share public comment is provided in the following ways: 

• Each individual is provided an opportunity to speak for a single period of no more than two-minutes on each agenda item/topic. An individual may not speak twice on the same agenda item/topic. If an item is before the board for discussion, an individual who has met the two minute limit or who wishes to add additional comments may provide comments in a written format for later consideration by board members. Written comments can be given to staff accepting speaker cards during in-person meetings or be sent via email to boardmembers@sanjuan.edu. 
   
• There are specific times during a meeting when opportunities for public comment are provided:
  
  
  • Comments about a topic NOT on the agenda can be shared during general public comment. Standard board meetings offer two opportunities for general public comment, one early in the meeting before business items are considered and one at the end of the meeting before it is adjourned. 
    
    
  • Comments about an item that IS on the agenda should be shared during that agenda item. When an agenda item is called, staff or board members will present on the topic and then a public comment period will be offered. Once the public comment period concludes and board discussion begins, additional comments will not be accepted during the meeting. Written comments can be submitted to staff accepting speaker cards during in-person meetings or sent to boardmembers@sanjuan.edu. 
    
    
• To help ensure an efficient meeting, each agenda item is limited to 30 minutes of total comment. However, the board may vote to extend that time limit if it is reached. 

Board members and the meeting process must comply with state laws including provisions of California's Ralph M. Brown Act. To ensure compliance, board members are not allowed to respond to comments or questions about topics that are not on the meeting agenda. They can ask that the superintendent have staff follow-up with an individual in these situations. 

It's also important to note that the board is a policy setting body. Specific questions about a situation, how to access a service or resolve an issue can best be addressed by staff. Consider contacting your school principal or the district's community relations office for assistance. 

Those individuals who wish to provide a comment during a board meeting but are unable to attend in person may do so by completing a request for remote public comment. The request form is provided at https://www.sanjuan.edu/boardmeeting once a meeting agenda is posted and remains available through 1 p.m. on the day of the board meeting. Those who submit a request will receive instructions via email on how to join the meeting via Zoom using either their mobile device/desktop computer or by calling in via phone. 

Join the meeting by clicking on the link provided on the confirmation email; the name displayed on the screen should match the name on the registration form.  When your name is called, you will be allowed to speak, please unmute yourself at that time. If you hear your name called and are unable to unmute yourself, the next speaker will be called. Once all speakers have been called for the item, your name will be called again; please unmute yourself. Staff does not have the ability to access a personal device to unmute a speaker.

If you join the meeting via telephone call, please call in from the phone number that you provided on the registration form, otherwise staff will not be able to identify you to allow you to speak when your name is called. To unmute yourself when calling press *6 on your phone. 

For help with translation or accessibility assistance, please contact the Board of Education office:

Email: Stephanie Cunningham 

Phone: (916) 971-7111