Governing Boards

2012 Governing Board Elections and Organizational Meetings and Frequently Asked Questions (K-12)

Published Date: 
2012-09-28
Contact: 

Frank Zotter Jr. & Loren W. Soukup

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS
(Education Code Section 35143)

Each school district, community college district, and county office of education is required to hold an annual organizational meeting. In an election year, a school district or community college organizational meeting is held on a day within the fifteen (15) day period that commences with the date upon which a governing board member elected at that election takes office (the first Friday in December). In years in which no regular election for governing board members is conducted, the organizational meeting is held during that same fifteen day period. Exceptions to this rule are discussed below. This year the date on which an elected trustee would take office is December 7, 2012. Organizational meetings should be held as follows:

Private: 
No
ID: 
23-2012

Shared Governance (CC)

Published Date: 
2012-07-25
Contact: 

Virginia A. Riegel

Shared governance is a staple of everyday operations within the community college system. A reminder about the legal contours of shared governance can help districts assess whether their local processes are meeting their needs and verify compliance with state law.

Private: 
No
ID: 
09-2012 (CC)

2010 Governing Board Elections and Organizational Meetings and Frequently Asked Questions (12-2010CC)

Published Date: 
2010-02-02
Contact: 

Loren Soukup, Schools Legal Counsel, lsoukup@sclscal.org and Frank Zotter, Jr., Sr. Associate General Counsel fzotter@sclscal.org

Each community college district is required to hold an annual organizational meeting.

search terms: Governing Board, Elections, Organizational Meetings

Private: 
No

2010 Governing Board Elections and Organizational Meetings and Frequently Asked Questions

Published Date: 
2010-08-27
Contact: 

Frank Zotter, Jr., Senior Associate General Counsel or Loren Soukup, Schools Legal Counsel

Each school district, community college district, and county office of education is required to hold an annual organizational meeting.

search terms: Governing Board Elections, Organizational Meetings.

Private: 
No