Regular meetings are generally held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. in the Board Room, 549 N. Stapley Drive, Mesa.

If scout troops are in attendance at the meetings, the Board will recognize the young people and may ask a scout to lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Contact Community Relations for more information or check in with the director at the meeting.

The meetings are broadcast live on cable channel 99 and rebroadcast later in the week. For a schedule, check the Video Ventures at http://www.mpsaz.org/edtv/ven.html.

Agendas are available at least 24 hours before the meeting. Items not on the agenda may not be discussed.

Community members may request to speak on agenda items during a meeting by completing a “Request to Speak” card and giving it to Joan Conner, Assistant to the Board, at the meeting. The Board President will call the names of those who ask to speak.

Speakers should come forward to the microphone. State your name and address for the record, then share your comments with the Board. Please limit your remarks to three minutes or less.

All study sessions and regular meetings are open to the public.

Study sessions are typically held before the regular meeting. District staff may give presentations to offer information about a program or an upcoming issue, and agenda items for the regular meeting may be reviewed. During a study session, the Board may have discussion but no vote or official action is taken.

Regular meetings include:
  • Action items such as personnel matters, the consent agenda, policy adoptions and other issues. The consent agenda is a group of items that are considered with one vote; the Board may pull any of the items and take a separate vote.
  • Presentations about agenda items or future issues.
  • Recognition of students, district staff members and volunteers.

Arizona statutes allow the Board to meet in executive session, which is closed to the public, to discuss the following: personnel matters, meet and confer (employee negotiations), legal matters with attorneys, purchase or lease of real property and litigation.