Organization

Annual Organizational Meeting Each year, the Governing Board shall hold an annual organizational meeting. In any year in which a regular election of district Board members is conducted, the organizational meeting shall be held within 15 days following the second Friday in December after the regular election. During all other years, the meeting may be held on any date in December, but no later than December 20th. (Education Code 35143) During any year in which a regular election is conducted, the Board, at the regular meeting held immediately prior to the second Friday in December, shall select the day and time of the organizational meeting. For any other year, the day and time of the organizational meeting shall be selected at the last regular meeting held immediately before the annual meeting. On behalf of the Board, the Superintendent shall notify the County Superintendent of Schools of the day and time selected. Within 15 days prior to the date of the annual meeting, the Superintendent shall notify in writing all Board members and members-elect of the date and time selected for the meeting. (Education Code 35143) At this meeting the Board shall: - Assign the following officers through rotation: President (1), Vice President (2), Clerk (3), Representative to San Mateo County Committee on School District Organization (4), and Liaison to California School Boards Association and the San Mateo County School Boards Association (5) - Appoint the Superintendent as secretary to the Board - Authorize signatures - Confirm or update a schedule of regular meetings for the year and a Board governance calendar - Designate Board representatives to serve on committees or commissions of the district, other public agencies, or organizations with which the district partners or collaborates - Review and/or consider resources that define and clarify the Board's governance and leadership roles and responsibilities including, but not limited to, governance standards, meeting protocols, Board rules and bylaws, and other Board development materials. Rotation of Officers At the annual organizational meeting, the Board of Education shall rotate so that each current and re-elected Board member assumes the next higher position in the officer rotation order. Newly elected or appointed board members shall occupy the remaining vacant positions. If there is more than one new board member elected or appointed, there will be a lottery to determine the order of filling the board positions. The rotation shall proceed as follows: The outgoing President (1) shall become the Liaison to the California School Boards Association (CSBA) and the San Mateo County School Boards Association (SMCSBA) (5), unless that position is filled by a newly elected or appointed board member; then the President would become the Representative to San Mateo County Committee on School District Organization (4) or the next higher position. The Clerk (3) becomes Vice President (2); the Vice President becomes President (1).