School Board

Membership on the School Board requires attendance at a variety of meetings held every month as well as participation on district committees and community group assignments. Unless otherwise allowable under state statute, all School Board Meetings must be open to the public so that the public has the opportunity to see and hear all discussion, testimony and vote. Regular meetings are held in the District Board Room located at 29678 Karmel Ave, Chisago City.

Live Streaming

Regular meetings of the School Board will be live streamed on the district's YouTube channel. Click the link on the link to be re-directed to our YouTube page. 
 

Regular Board Meetings

The School Board holds official meetings open to the public in the District Office Board Room located at 29678 Karmel Ave, Chisago City.
 

Special Board Meetings

Special Board meetings are scheduled as needed and are open to the public. 
 

Closed Meetings

The School Board occasionally holds closed meetings, where the public is not present. Closed meetings can only be held for specific purposes under Minnesota State law, such as labor negotiations or to protect employee privacy or student data. 

Individual School Board members are assigned to serve on board and district committees, as board liaisons to Chisago Lakes schools and programs, and as district representatives on local and state educational organization committees and task forces.

School Board members welcome questions and conversations related to governing the District. Board members actively participate in many areas throughout the community, including attending advisory council meetings, serving on committees and attending school and community meetings and events. Board members welcome invitations to your events and will make an effort to attend.

There are formal and informal opportunities to communicate with the School Board as a whole, as well as with individual Board members.

• Email: If you wish to communicate with the Board, please use their individual emails linked above.
• Personal Meetings: Constituents who wish to meet with individual School Board members may arrange to do so by contacting individual members.
• Public Meetings: The Board meets at least monthly to conduct business and provide opportunities for public input.

The Chisago Lakes  School Board welcomes comments from the public. Members of the public may address the School Board at regular Board meetings during the time designated “Open Forum" portion of the meeting. The open forum section is listed on each meeting’s agenda, copies of which are available in the boardroom.

All requests to address the School Board at a regular meeting must be submitted to Jodi Davis (jdavis@isd2144.org) before 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting. After 3 p.m., those wishing to address the School Board may submit their request in-person prior to the start of the meeting.

Additional information about open forum from members of the audience: 

• Each presentation is limited to three minutes
• All public participation must be in accordance with School Board Policy 206, School Board – Public Participation in School Board Meetings/Complaints About Persons at School Board Meetings and Data Privacy Considerations. Public complaints about individual Board members, employees or students must be submitted in writing in accordance with this policy. The Board Chair has the authority to terminate the remarks of any person who violates this policy
• There will be no Board discussion on the issues presented
• Questions raised during presentations will receive responses subsequent to the meeting as directed by the Board