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Bismarck Public Schools has five school board members who are elected for four-year terms. In this part of our web site, you can view our district budget, look at meeting materials and past meetings, and search for specific board policies. See the links to the left to navigate through the Board pages.

The Meetings

The Board meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month with the exception of July, August, and December, when meetings are held on the second Monday only. All meetings are held at 5:15 p.m. (CST) in the Tom Baker Room at the City/County Building, 221 North 5th Street, Bismarck, ND. School Board meetings are televised live on Dakota Media Access, Cable Channel 2 and replayed the following day at 12 noon.

All meetings are open to the public and are subject to North Dakota law. A majority of the Board (3) constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Agendas are available at each meeting for visitors and for the news media. The order of business follows this pattern:
  • Call to Order
  • Roll Call
  • Additions to Agenda
  • Reports
  • Consent Agenda
  • Public Appearances
  • Unfinished Business
  • New Business
  • Discussion Items
  • Adjournment



School Board Meeting Dates:
January 11, 2010
January 25, 2010
February 8, 2010
February 22, 2010
March 8, 2010
March 22, 2010
April 12, 2010
April 26, 2010
May 10, 2010
May 24, 2010
June 14, 2010
June 28, 2010
July 12, 2010
August 9, 2010
September 13, 2010
September 27, 2010
October 11, 2010
October 25, 2010
November 8, 2010
November 22, 2010
December 13, 2010

Appearing Before the Board

The citizens of Bismarck are not only welcome to attend the School Board meetings, we encourage you to do so! The first order of business at each monthly meeting is Public Appearances. While it is not necessary to let the Board know about special citizen concerns in advance, such advance notice is appreciated. The School Board will listen to any citizen concerns, but may not take any formal action at that same meeting. The President may limit the length of time spent on Public Appearances.


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