The new study sessions and regular meeting dates are generally set for the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month and include some changes around the holiday season. Board meetings previously occurred on the last Wednesday of the month, with study session dates varied.
Superintendent Tom Leonard said the new schedule ensures that regular meetings and study sessions have at least one week between them to allow for board members to review and prepare between meetings.
“Sometimes there’s things we need to adjust on the schedule, and we try to send that out on Thursdays,” Leonard said. “But if we have meetings late into Wednesday night, that makes it difficult for me to turn it around by the next day. If we meet Tuesdays, we’ll always be able to get materials to the board by Thursday.”
Meetings generally begin with an executive session in chambers and are resumed in open session about an hour later. Study sessions allow for board members and staff to share information, though no action may be taken during the session. Regular meetings allow the board to take action.
The board agreed to reschedule future meetings for 6 p.m. to allow greater flexibility for staff and citizens to attend. The schedule includes a few exceptions for earlier times.
“We’ll have to tweak our policy and adjust it as needed,” Leonard said.
He said he plans to release the formal wording for the meeting policy change at the next board meeting Aug. 11.
The schedule is available online at www.eanesisd.net/school-board/schedule.
At the meeting, the board also approved members to its bond oversight committee that will review the allocation of funds from the $52.5 million bond approved by voters in May.
