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1 <br /> e Exceeding the requirements of the open meeting law by g: <br /> more notice of the time and place than the law requires a: <br /> including the agenda in the posted notice . <br /> e Setting aside the last few minutes of each council meetii <br /> ' I develop a preliminary agenda for the next meeting. In <br /> way, council members can informally canvass the thoughts <br /> ii opinions of the constituents they represent in bet <br /> meetings. <br /> e Providing for a public comment period at every cot <br /> meeting. During this period, council members or vis! <br /> members of the school and community can bring their issue <br /> the attention of the council . Please note: the ground 1 <br /> for such sessions should rule out individual grievances (e <br /> a parent' s complaint about a class placement) and persc <br /> issues requiring confidentiality. <br /> e Establishing subcommittees with extended memberships . <br /> extended subcommittee typically consists of one or two mea <br /> of the council and other volunteers from the school <br /> community who join the group as resource people or intere <br /> parties to work on a specific issue for a finite perio <br /> time. Extended committee membership provides an opportu <br /> for involvement for parents, teachers, and community mem <br /> who do not have the time or interest to serve on a perma <br /> standing committee . <br /> 41. How can the school council be coordinated with other council <br /> advisory coaitteee that exist at the school? <br /> In some schools, the creation of a school council will req <br /> discussion and understanding of the council's "boundaries" and <br /> the. cou_ ncil_ interact_s .with other groups already in existence_ in_. <br /> school or the school system. Such coordination will help to eni <br /> that various groups within the school do not exist in isolal <br /> from each other, duplicate efforts, or develop conflict <br /> programs. <br /> When groups within a school or a school system collaborate v <br /> each other and the school supports rather than hinders t <br /> cooperation, it is more likely that common goals will be achie'. <br /> Schools can develop several ways for coordinating school counc <br /> with existing governing and advisory structures, as the follor <br /> suggestions indicate: <br /> e organize the school council as an umbrella organization w <br /> non-voting representation from other councils and committ <br /> in the school or school districts. <br /> , f <br /> 17 <br />