Attending a Board Meeting

Agendas for all Board meetings are posted at least seventy-two hours prior to the meeting on the main entrance door of the Administrative Office and the Element website. The agendas and all backup material may also be inspected at the Administrative Office as soon as it is distributed to the Board. Please use the link below to view the Agenda and Board Packet.

You may log on to the Board meeting by clicking on the meeting link below. Governing Board meetings are live-streamed and offer the ability to participate in public comment virtually.  The link can be found on the agenda emailed to all staff the Friday before the meeting and on the Element Education website. The meeting is recorded and available for viewing until the next meeting is posted. Typically, the recording is posted the day after the meeting and meetings are one month apart. 

If you have special needs because of a disability that makes it difficult for you to participate in the meeting, or you require assistance or auxiliary aids to participate in the meeting, please contact Susan Michaels, the Board Secretary designee, via email at smichaels@myelement.org or call at 760.703.9997 by noon the Friday preceding the meeting. The school will attempt to make arrangements to accommodate your disability.

Members of the public can participate in the public comment portion of Element Education Governing Board meetings by providing live or written comments.

Written Comments

Members of the public may submit their written comment by completing the online public-comment submission form. Only one written public comment per item shall be submitted by a member of the public. Written comments may be submitted up until the consideration of an agenda item. All written comments will be provided to each board member and made available on the Element Education website in lieu of being read aloud at the meeting (please see the Agenda link below). Any written comments received after the agenda item has been considered may not be included in the online posting of timely submitted written comments but may be maintained as a public record.  

Live Comments

Members of the public who desire to make a live public comment during an Element Education meeting can do so up until the time each agenda item’s public comment period has elapsed or the item has been considered by the board. During the board meeting, public speakers will be identified to comment in the order in which they submitted a request for Live Comment.  Use this form to submit a request for Live Comment.

In general, individual speakers are permitted three minutes to address the board on each agenda or non-agenda item.  The board will limit the total time for public input on each item to 15 minutes per side (approve/deny) of the topic.  In exceptional circumstances, the board president may, with board consent, adjust the amount of time allowed for public input and/or the time allotted for each speaker.  Any such adjustment shall be made equitably to allow for a diversity of viewpoints.  The president may also stipulate that speakers not repeat arguments already made by other speakers to allow for a broader range of input.  

Not all individuals who request a time for live comment will be guaranteed time to speak if the public comment period per topic exceeds 30 minutes.  Such individuals may wish to submit written comments, as described above, to ensure their comments are provided to the board.  

Board Meeting Dates for the 2024-2025 School Year

(The Closed Meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. and the Public Meeting begins at 12:00 p.m.)

July 26, 2024
August 23, 2024
September 27, 2024
October 25, 2024
November 22, 2024
January 24, 2025
February 28, 2025
March 28, 2025
April 25, 2025
May 30. 2025
June 27, 2025