April 17, 2022

Answer: YES, the board chair has the EXACT same rights as any other board member. AASB model policy BB9121 states: The board…

March 24, 2022

Answer: Best practice would say no. As a governing body of a public entity, the public has the right to ‘reasonable’…

February 18, 2022

Our Board moved to go into Executive Session, but one person left during the Executive Session and we lost our…

January 3, 2022

I'm hoping to start a conversation with our board about our committees, with the intention of evaluating our need, establishing committees…

December 3, 2021

Alaska Statute 14.12.080 states to be eligible to be a member of a school board, a person must have the…

November 14, 2021

Answer: If your board uses Robert’s Rules of Order, here is the preferred method that honors the idea of the…

October 7, 2021

ANSWER: Though AASB does not have a specific policy regarding censure in our model manual, it is mentioned in the policy…

September 25, 2021

Answer: The only things the board can be polled on outside of a properly posted, and convened meeting of the…

August 23, 2021

Answer: Most school boards utilize Robert’s Rules when running their meetings, and in Robert’s Rules, a tie is a failed…

May 24, 2021

ANSWER: The quick answer is no, you do not. You can simply fill the seat that has been vacated. A…