Attending Meetings of the Board of Directors

Visitors are welcome to attend the open sessions of the meeting of the Board of Directors. Members of the Board of Directors and Brookside Administration are the participants during these meetings. Visitors are observers unless they have previously petitioned the Board of Directors and have subsequently been invited to participate.

Procedures for Petitioning the Board of Directors

1. If the issue/concern involves the classroom, meet with your child’s teacher. If the problem is not resolved, contact the Administration.
2. If the issue/concern involves the daily operation of the school, contact the Administration.
3. If the issue/concern involves school policy (Family Handbook), contact the Board of Directors following these procedures:
   1. Submit a one-page brief of the issue. Briefs to the Board of should be sent to Brookside Charter School.
   2. The Board of Directors will respond. Responses could be

                        *inclusion on the agenda for a Board of Director’s meeting, or
                        *a written reply, or
                        *a referral to the Administration
        4. The Board of Directors receives mail addressed to the school.

The above information is part of the Family Handbook. Families are given a copy of the Family Handbook.