Communicating with the Board of Trustees
If a District resident, employee, or vendor wishes to formally communicate with the Board for a purpose other than appeal of a complaint [see Board Policies DGBA, FNG, or GF], the individual may:
- Send a letter with the information to be shared with the President of the Board at the District central office, 7200 Spring-Cypress Road, Klein, TX 77379; or
- Sign up to make comments at a regular board meeting regarding either agenda or non-agenda topics as described below. Audience participation at a Board meeting is limited to the public comment portion of the meeting designated for that purpose. At all other times during a Board meeting, the audience shall not enter into discussion or debate on matters being considered by the Board, unless requested by the presiding officer.
Process for Speaking at Board Meetings
The Klein ISD Board of Trustees welcomes citizen inquiries/public comment at board meetings. In order to provide an efficient process at the board meetings, please complete the Citizen Inquiries/Public Comment on Agenda Items Form and submit it either in person to the superintendent’s office or via email to the address listed on the form by 10:30 am on the day of the meeting. Your support of the district and the Board of Trustees is greatly appreciated.
Board’s Response
Specific factual information or recitation of existing policy may be furnished in response to inquiries by the superintendent, but the Board shall not deliberate or make decisions regarding any subject that is not included on the agenda posted with the notice of the meeting. The Board may consider a proposal to place the subject of a public comment on the agenda of a subsequent meeting, in which case it may be discussed by the Board. Each citizen inquiry will receive a written response, and the citizen inquiry form is accessible on the district's website under the Citizen Inquiry link on the Board of Trustees' web pages.
Complaints and Concerns
The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person addressing the Board has attempted to solve a matter administratively through resolution channels established by policy. If not, the person shall be referred to the appropriate policy to seek resolution as follows: Employee complaints – DGBA; Student or parent complaints –FNG; Public complaints – GF.
Disruptions
The Board shall not tolerate disruption of the meeting by members of the audience. If, after at least one warning from the presiding officer, any person continues to disrupt the meeting by his or her words or actions, the presiding officer may request assistance from law enforcement officials to have the person removed from the meeting.