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e Exceeding the requirements of the open meeting law by gi <br /> more notice of the time and place than the law requires an <br /> including the agenda in the posted notice . <br /> e Setting aside the last few minutes of each council meetin <br /> develop a preliminary agenda for the next meeting. In <br /> way, council members can informally canvass the thoughts <br /> li opinions of the constituents they represent in bet <br /> meetings. <br /> e Providing for a public comment period at every cou: <br /> meeting. During this period, council members or visi <br /> members of the school and community can bring their issue <br /> the attention of the council . Please note: the ground r <br /> for such sessions should rule out individual grievances (e <br /> a parent's complaint about a class placement) and persoi <br /> � ? issues requiring confidentiality. <br /> e Establishing subcommittees with extended memberships . <br /> extended subcommittee typically consists of one or two mem) <br /> of the -council and other volunteers from the school <br /> community who join the group as resource people or interei <br /> parties to work on a specific issue for a finite perioc <br /> time. Extended committee membership provides an opportui <br /> for involvement for parents, teachers, and community meml <br /> who do not have the time or interest to serve on a permas <br /> standing committee. <br /> 41. How can the school council be coordinated with other councils <br /> advisory -committees that exist at the school? <br /> In some schools, the creation of a school council will regv <br /> discussion and understanding of the council 's "boundaries" and <br /> the council interacts with other groups already in existence in <br /> . i school or the school system. Such coordination will help to ens <br /> that various groups within the school do not exist in isolat <br /> from each other, duplicate efforts, or develop conflict <br /> programs. <br /> when groups within a school or a school system collaborate w <br /> each other and the school supports rather than hinders t <br /> cooperation, it is more likely that common goals will be achiev <br /> Schools. can develop several ways for coordinating school counc <br /> t with existing governing and advisory structures, as the follow <br /> suggestions indicate: <br /> a organize the school council as an umbrella organization w. <br /> non-voting representation from other councils and committe <br /> in the school or school districts. <br /> 17 <br />