Notice of Primary Language Services for Board of Education Agendas and Meetings.  An oral translation of any posted Board of Education agenda notice may be obtained by contacting Blanche Ramirez, Office of the Superintendent at (760) 771-8503. 

Any person may request that the assistance of a Spanish language translator be provided at a Board of Education meeting.  Requests for translation must be made 30 hours prior to the commencement of Regular Board meetings and 8 hours prior to the commencement of Special Board meetings.  To request such translation, please contact the District Translator, Adriana Gauto, in the State and Federal Programs Office (760) 771-8607 and provide your name, telephone number, and the agenda item(s) you desire to be translated.

Notificación de los Servicios del Idioma Primario para las Agendas y Juntas de la Junta de Educación.  Se puede obtener una traducción oral de cualquier notificación publicada de una agenda de la Junta de Educación  contactando  a  Blanche Ramirez, Oficina de la Superintendente llamando al (760) 771-8503. 

Cualquier persona puede requerir que la asistencia de una traductora al lenguaje español sea provista en la reunión de la Junta de Educación.  Las solicitudes para traducción deben ser hechas 30 horas antes de que comiencen las juntas Regulares de la Junta de Educación y 8 horas antes que comiencen las juntas Especiales de la Junta de Educación. Para solicitar tal traducción, por favor contacten a la Traductora del Distrito, Adriana Gauto, en la Oficina de Programas Estatales y Federales,  (760) 771-8607 y provean su nombre, número de teléfono, y el tema de la agenda/los temas de la agenda que solicitan les traduzcan.

PROCEDURES DURING MEETING.  Policy #9323 (2/06/01).  Adequate Information to Precede Actions--Oral Communications, Petitions, Delegations: Except in emergencies, the Board shall not attempt to decide upon any questions before examining and evaluating any information any person requests the Board to consider.  The Superintendent shall be given an opportunity to examine and to evaluate all such information and recommend actions before the Board attempts to make a decision.  This policy shall apply to petitions, correspondence and delegations as well.

BOARD MATERIAL is available in the Superintendent’s Office on the Monday afternoon preceding each regular meeting and in the Boardroom on the evening of each regular meeting should any citizen desire to review material given to the Board of Education for consideration and/or action.  The agenda and its extensive background material are studied by each member of the Board for at least three days preceding the meeting.  Board Members can call staff for clarification on any item, and many of the items on the agenda were discussed by the Board during previous meetings.  These procedures enable the Board to act more effectively on agenda items than would otherwise be possible.

AUDIO RECORDING may be made at any Board meeting, as indicated in Policy #9324 (4/21/98).  The recorder shall be placed in plain view of all persons present, insofar as possible.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR.  We are pleased you can be with us at this meeting, and hope you will return often.  Your visit assures us of continuing community interest in our schools.  In accordance with Policy #9323 (2/06/01) time is reserved for oral communications by citizens present.  Citizens wishing to be heard on agenda items shall have a three-minute limit on each item or non-agenda item and should indicate their intention at this time.  The total amount of time for the public on any such matter shall be limited to ten (10) minutes.  Those wishing to make a formal presentation to the Board may do so during the Conference Item section of the Agenda.  In accordance with the law, decisions of the Board cannot be made on any matter not previously published before the board meeting as indicated in Policy #9323.2  (9/19/00).  However, at its discretion the Board may refer items to the staff for follow-up or place topics on a future board meeting.