Board of Education

Board Meetings

• Where to Meet

  Petaluma City Schools is currently conducting our Board of Education meetings in person at 200 Douglas Street in Petaluma. To provide public comment, please fill out the public comment card at the entrance table and provide it to the Secretary to the Board of Education. Meetings will also be live-streamed through Zoom, however public comment is limited to in-person only. Spanish interpretation is available during these meetings, barring any unforeseen circumstances. 
  
  Or Telephone:
  +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799

  Webinar ID: 875 6917 6453

  To provide public comment:
  Directions for public comment will be given during the meeting.

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• Board Meeting Dates

  View Board Meeting Dates for the Petaluma City Schools Board of Education with GAMUT. As of July 1, 2022, all meeting minutes and agendas are available via GAMUT. Meeting minutes and agendas prior to that date are available to view on Agenda Online (or by clicking the button below).

  The Petaluma City Schools Board of Education holds regularly scheduled meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Office at 200 Douglas St., Petaluma and online via Zoom. There is only one meeting scheduled during the months of July, August, November, December, March, and April due to summer break, spring break, and holiday months.

  Go to GAMUT Prior Agendas (before 7/1/22)
• About PCS Board of Education Recordings

  Petaluma City Schools Board of Education meetings are traditionally recorded by Petaluma Community Access, a non-profit community access television station in Petaluma. Past meetings up to August 2020 can be found on the Petaluma Community Access YouTube Channel. Current PCS Board of Education meetings are held on and recorded via Zoom. You can find meetings held from August 2020 to present on the Petaluma City Schools YouTube Channel. We do our best to get recordings up quickly but it can take time. In most cases, recordings will be posted by the Friday following the meeting (three business days), if not sooner.

  Petaluma Community Access YouTube Petaluma City Schools YouTube
• Public Comments During Online Zoom Meetings

  The Petaluma City Schools Board of Education is invested in serving its community and welcomes public input during board meetings. It is important, however, to remember that school board meetings are meetings of the board in public. They are not public hearings. The Board values public comments and wishes to convey that although Board members cannot discuss items that are not on the agenda, they listen carefully and appreciate and value input from the public.

  Directions for public comment will be given during the meeting.

  The Board will not respond in real-time to public comments made about items not included on the agenda. The Superintendent may direct district personnel to follow-up regarding particular comments, or a public comment topic may be included in a future agenda so that it may be discussed in open session.

• Standard Public Comment Procedures

  The Petaluma City Schools Board of Education is invested in serving its community and welcomes public input during board meetings. It is important, however, to remember that school board meetings are meetings of the board in public. They are not public hearings. The Board values public comments and wishes to convey that although Board members cannot discuss items that are not on the agenda, they listen carefully and appreciate and value input from the public.

  Following are the procedures for speaking at a public board meeting:

  • Submit a yellow public comment card to the Board President before the meeting is called to order.  Be sure to include the topic of the comment.
  • The Board President will sort the comment cards into categories so that comments can be made at the appropriate time in the meeting. 
  • Comments on items not included on the agenda will occur toward the beginning of the meeting before the board conducts its official business.
  • Comments related to an item included on the agenda will be heard prior to that agenda item. 
  • Comments related to closed session items will be made in open session, immediately preceding the closed session.
  • Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes per comment, for a maximum of 20 minutes per topic. The Board President may extend or reduce these time limits. 

  The Board will not respond in real-time to public comments made about items not included on the agenda. The Superintendent may direct district personnel to follow-up regarding particular comments, or a public comment topic may be included in a future agenda so that it may be discussed in open session.

  Out of respect for varying opinions, please do not applaud or create a noticeable response to public comments.

• Board Policies and Administrative Regulations

  Board policies (BP) are rules that district school boards adopt to control the school district’s actions and provide standards for students and school staff.  

  Administrative regulations (AR) are written when board policies call for the district’s superintendent to create and enforce more detailed rules for how the policies will be implemented.

  Petaluma City School District utilizes the California School Board Association (CSBA) services to update board policies and administrative regulations.