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Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20, 2015 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20:May 5, 2015 Urbana S.D. 116 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20:December 16, 2015 2014 Evergreen Park CHSD 231 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: :January 2021, 2015 CUSD 7 (Tolono) 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20:October 26, 2015 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: • Agenda item suggestions • Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places • Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items • Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: :January 20, 2015 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20:December 17, 2015 2014 Brownstown CUSD 201 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: :January 20, 2015 Big Hollow SD 38 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20:December 16, 2015 2014 Clinton CUSD 15 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20:December 16, 2015 2014 Xxxxxx-Xxxxx SD 88 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board of Education Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20:March 15, 2015 2017 West Xxxxxxx CUSD 314 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20:May 21, 2015 Jersey CUSD 100 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board of Education Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20October 16, 2015 2018 Hoopeston Area CUSD 11 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: :January 20, 2015 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The School Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District Cooperative business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: • Agenda item suggestions • Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places • Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items • Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: :January 2014, 2015 Lockport Special Ed District 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Governing Board of Education is authorized to discuss District Cooperative business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District Cooperative business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Director Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20:December 15, 2015 2014 CCSD 168 (Sauk Village) 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: :January 2012, 2015 Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The School Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: :January 2022, 2015 Meridian CUSD 223 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The School Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20:December 18, 2015 2014 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting

Board Member Use of Electronic Communications. For purposes of this section, electronic communications includes, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat, instant messaging, texting, and any form of social networking. Electronic communications among a majority or more of a Board-quorum shall not be used for the purpose of discussing District business. Electronic communications among Board members shall be limited to: (1) disseminating information, and (2) messages not involving deliberation, debate, or decision-making. The following list contains examples of permissible electronic communications: Agenda item suggestions Reminders regarding meeting times, dates, and places Board meeting agendas or information concerning agenda items Individual emails to community members, subject to the other limitations in this policy LEGAL REF.: 5 REF.:5 ILCS 120/. 50 ILCS 205/20. CROSS REF.: 2:220 REF.:2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 3:30 (Chain of Command), 8:110 (Public Suggestions and Concerns) ADOPTED: January 20:February 23, 2015 2:140-E Exhibit - Guidance for Board Member Communications, Including Email Use The Board of Education is authorized to discuss District business only at a properly noticed Board meeting (Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/). Other than during a Board meeting, a majority or more of a Board-quorum may not engage in contemporaneous interactive communication, whether in person or electronically, to discuss District business. This Guidance assumes a Board has seven members and covers issues arising from Board policy 2:140, Communications To and From the Board. Communications Between or Among Board Members and/or the Superintendent Outside of a Properly Noticed Board Meeting