Asked & Answered

Mike Mertens, AAEA Assistant Executive Director

The question was, "If I am calling for a special school board meeting for approval of parts of a construction process, what times of day can I have it?" The answer can be found in Arkansas law 6-13-619(a)(3)(B) which states, "A meeting of the school district board of directors or a school board committee that does not deal with personnel or personnel policies may occur at any time and on any day, regardless of whether there is an emergency."

Some other reminders for school board meetings:

• Regular meetings are required each month during the school year.

• Special or called meetings can be called by the president, secretary, any three board members, or by written petition of 50 qualified electors in the school district.

• At least 10 days before the date of a regular meeting, a district shall publish on the district website a notice of the date, time, and place of the school board meeting. Any change requires 24-hour notice posted.

• For special/called board meetings, the county print/broadcast media should be notified at least 2 hours prior, but 24 hours is recommended.

If you have questions for Mike, email him at m.mertens@theaaea.org .