The School District of the City of St. Charles Board of Education is composed of seven citizens elected to represent the District’s citizens in developing policies and procedures for the operation of the school district, as well as managing its tax dollars. The board is committed to achieving the district’s mission “to provide the care, leadership and instructional skills necessary to ensure that effective learning occurs for each student."

Board of Education Meetings
Regular meetings of the Board of Education are open to the public and are held on the second Thursday of the month beginning at 7:30 p.m. at:

School District of the City of St. Charles
Administrative Center
400 N 6th Street
St. Charles, MO 63301

Special meetings are called by the Board President and posted at the administration center and schools.

All Board of Education meetings are open to the public except those portions that are designated “closed session” in accordance with 610.021 RSMo. Notice of such meetings, including the proposed agenda items, is provided to media representatives and building principals prior to the meeting. Patrons may obtain a copy of the agenda on the Friday before any regularly scheduled meeting at the District’s Administration Office at 1025 Country Club Road.

Public Participation at Board Meetings
All regular and special meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. Since the Board desires to be a good listener and be responsive to the community, persons desiring to address the Board may do so during the time so allotted on the agenda and according to established procedures.

During the audience portion of each Board meeting, patrons are invited by the president to speak for or against any proposal on the tentative agenda or on any other school concern. The individual is asked to identify him or herself, limit comments to a few minutes and avoid discussing personalities. The president reserves the right to limit the number of presentations and/or length of comments. At the discretion of the president, patrons may be recognized at other times during the Board meeting.

Board Policy File: BDDH

The board is very interested in audience comments. According to board policy, members cannot respond during the actual meeting. The board will listen to and research all audience comments. If necessary, additional follow-up will occur through district administrators.

The Board of Education meets on the second Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noted, at 7:30 PM.

Meetings are held in the Board Room at the Administrative Center, 400 North 6th Street.

Agendas, highlights, and minutes of meetings can now be found on the BoardDocs web site by clicking here. Regular Meetings are open to the public, and school district residents and patrons are encouraged to attend.

Upcoming Meetings:
 

About BoardDocs:

The St. Charles School District is using the Internet to enhance governance and provide a basis for better communication with the public. The new eGovernance initiative, BoardDocs, will replace the old method of compiling, printing, binding and distributing a limited number of paper meeting documents, with electronic distribution. By making meeting agendas and supporting documents available on the Internet via BoardDocs, we can now distribute documents associated with a meeting more quickly and efficiently.

Electronic distribution not only saves time and resources; it also provides unprecedented public access to information that board members use to make decisions. Through our web site, the public can view the agenda and the supporting documents associated with the meeting. This will allow interested parties to review and print the information prior to the meeting. After the meeting, the individuals can review the agenda items and see what action was taken by the board, complete with voting. All documents associated with the meeting are automatically archived and can be accessed by meeting date or by using the comprehensive search feature.

By increasing the time board members have to review information, BoardDocs also enables board members to better prepare for meetings. Under the old system, the meeting packets could not be distributed until every document had been prepared and submitted. Once all the documents were submitted, the staff would spend days assembling the documents into packets and then distributing the information to the board members. BoardDocs allows documents to be published to the on-line agenda as they become available, thus extending the time that board members have access to the information by several days. Giving board members more time to review information will enable them to better prepare for meetings. In addition, Board members now have access to a vast database of best practices from other districts to gain knowledge of initiatives other boards have considered and implemented.

We also use the same technology to publish the policies and procedures of the district on-line. Previously, paper versions of the manuals were distributed and maintained throughout the district. By publishing the policies and procedures on-line, the district will assure that personnel and public will have access to the most up to date information. On-line distribution has reduced the time and expense of distributing policies and procedures.

For questions regarding BoardDocs, contact Susie Lewis at 636-443-4032.