Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 10 - Education Institutions and Agencies
Part 414 - Organizational Performance
Chapter 2 - School Governing Board Meeting Observation
Rule 10-414-2.3 - Board Meeting Observation Checklist
This checklist will be used as a tool for MCSAB staff to evaluate school governing board meetings.
Board Meeting Observation Checklist
Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board
School: __________________________
Reviewer: ________________________
Date of Meeting: ____________________
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Open Meetings Act |
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Is the meeting open to the public? |
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Was the meeting noticed appropriately? |
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Are minutes being kept? |
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Are votes clearly audible or visible to the public? |
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Executive Session |
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Were Executive Session motions executed properly? |
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Was reason for Executive Session stated to the public? |
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Was action taken during Executive Session reported to the public? |
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Did it appear that any public business occurred in Executive Session? |
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Board Meeting Protocol |
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Was a quorum established and stated aloud? |
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Did the board chair call the meeting to order and adjourn the meeting? |
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Did the board vote to approve the agenda or use a motion to amend agenda? |
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Did the board vote to approve the minutes of the last meeting? |
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Was the meeting limited to the items on the agenda? |
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Were the items on the agenda completed in the order listed? |
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Were motions made, seconded, and voted upon for all action items? |
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Conflict of Interest |
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Did it appear that there were any potential conflicts of interest? |
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Did conflicted board member(s) properly recuse themselves from discussion and abstain from voting? |
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Additional Notes: |
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-41-1, et seq. and 37-28-9.
