STUDENT BOARD MEMBER GUIDELINES
Duties of Student Board Member
The duties of the student Board member include the following:
1. To provide continuing input for Board deliberations.
2. To strengthen communications between the Board and district students.
3. To represent all students and facilitate the discussion of all sides of issues. This duty does not preclude the student Board member from stating his/her individual opinion.
Selection and Term
The student Board member shall be selected according to individual high school procedures. The term of office shall be September 1 - June 30.
Vacancy
If the position of student Board member becomes vacant, another student Board member shall be elected following the steps listed above.
Board Materials/Information
The Superintendent or designee's office shall provide the student Board member with full and complete agendas and copies of any materials received by the Board except for those materials covered in closed session and any other confidential materials. The Superintendent's office shall serve as the "home office" for the student Board member, where he/she may make use of secretarial facilities and receive advice and/or information upon request.
Exhibit NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
version: September 8, 2009 Costa Mesa, California