As the nation's eleventh largest school district, Dallas Independent School District serves more than 164,500 students who come from homes where 58 different languages are spoken. Operating with a $1 billion dollar budget, DISD employs 19,234 employees including 10,500 teachers in 218 schools.
17 Dec 2001
DALLAS-The Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees amended its public participation policy at a regular monthly meeting held in November.
Under the amended policy:
•Public participation at board meetings is limited to registered speakers.
•Deadline to register with the Office of Board Services to speak at the Committee of the Whole or the Regular Monthly meetings is by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
•No one will be allowed to address the board twice in a 30 day period.
•Anyone who is asked to leave a meeting because of disruptive behavior will not be allowed to address the board meeting for 90 days.
• Registered speakers may address specific agenda items, board policies or matters of public concern at the Committee of the Whole meeting.
•Registered speakers who have not addressed the board at the Committee of the Whole meeting may address specific agenda items at the regular monthly board meeting.
The Committee of the Whole meets every third Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. in the board room of the School Administration Building. The Board of Trustees holds its regular meetings at 6 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month in the auditorium of the School Administration Building. Speakers may register in person or by telephoning the Office of Board Services at (972) 925-3720. The School Administration Building is located at 3700 Ross Avenue. For board policy and other information about the Dallas Independent School District, visit www.dallasisd.org