The Santa Clara
County Board of Education is the elected governing body of the Santa Clara County Office of Education (COE).
Its seven members serve four-year terms and are elected
from different regions of the county.
The Board sets the policies that guide
the COE and establishes the operating budget. The Board also
appoints the County Superintendent who manages the administration
of the Office.
In addition to its policy-making and
budgetary functions, the Board identifies educational needs and
services in the county, and serves as an appeals board for such
actions as interdistrict attendance requests and student
expulsions.
Regular
Meetings
Unless otherwise posted, regular Board meetings
are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month, at 5 p.m.,
in the Board Room of the Santa Clara County Office of Education,
1290 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose. Materials for the agenda of a
regular meeting may be obtained from the Superintendent's
office.
 2008 Schedule
Special
Meetings
The Board President or a majority of the Board
members may call special meetings whenever deemed necessary. For
example, the Board may meet in study session to examine specific
matters that require lengthy deliberation prior to formal action at
a regular meeting. The meetings must be called in conformance with
Government Code 54956.
Closed
Meetings
All regular and special meetings of the Board are open to the
public except those that are "closed sessions." Under the Ralph M.
Brown Act, Government Code 54950, these specific closed meetings may
be scheduled for such things as student disciplinary actions,
pending litigation, employee negotiations, and threat of
safety.
For more information on the Santa Clara
County Board of Education, please call (408) 453-6540.
Date last revised: December 13, 2007
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