The Salem City School Board uses BoardDocs, an online meeting agenda and policy manual to increase community access and involvement. BoardDocs allows parents, students, staff, and interested citizens to access School Board agendas, policies, and other informational items anytime from anywhere.
This "24/7" access is especially important in an era when the time demands on students and parents are greater than ever and is especially helpful for those who find it nearly impossible to attend normally scheduled open meetings. With BoardDocs you can review and print information prior to meetings and then view the agenda items and see what action was taken by the Board immediately after the meeting. All documents associated with meetings are automatically archived and can be accessed by meeting date or by using the comprehensive search feature.
The school system also maintains its Policy Manual online within BoardDocs so that all stakeholders may have access to current information in an organized and searchable format. In addition to increasing access and transparency, this web-based interface has proven cost-effective, efficient, and environmentally friendly as it replaced the previous personnel-intensive method of compiling, printing, and distributing paper documents.
Addressing the School Board
The Salem City School Board welcomes public participation at its meetings. If you wish to address the Board, please contact the Clerk of the Board at least 48 hours before the meeting. Speakers are allotted three minutes each and should provide their name, address, topic of concern, and organization represented (if any). The Board encourages speakers to provide written copies of their comments when possible. For complete details about public participation procedures, please review the Public Participation at School Board Meetings policy (BDDH/KD).
If you have questions about the electronic agendas and policy manual or would like to request a printed copy of an agenda or policy, please contact the Clerk of the Board Mrs. Susan Young (syoung@salem.k12.va.us).
