8.         BOARD MEETINGS

8.1      Meetings; schedule published.  The Board shall conduct monthly meetings to transact the business of the Association and Primary School.  No later than August of each year, the Board shall publish a schedule of meetings for the next academic year.

8.2      Meetings open to Association members.  Except as required by Section 8.3, Board meetings are open and may be attended by any Association member in good standing.

8.3      Executive sessions of the Board authorized.  Association members and others attending a Board meeting may be excluded from certain meetings that require consideration of confidential matters.  The Board may meet in Executive Session to consider among other matters: student discipline, personnel issues or financial assistance decisions.  The discretion to declare an Executive Session rests with the President, or in the Presidents absence, with the Personnel Director.  Voting members of the Board will participate in Executive Sessions.  Nonvoting advisors to the Board may be invited to attend Executive Sessions at the discretion of the President, or in the Presidents absence, the Personnel Director.

8.4      Nonmembers may attend Board meetings.  Nonmembers of the Association may attend a Board meeting only at the discretion of the President, or in the Presidents absence the Personnel Director, or with the Boards approval.

 8.5     Special Board meetings.  Any Board member or Association member may request a special Board meeting.  Discretion to convene the Board for a special meeting resides with the President; or in the Presidents absence, the Personnel Director; or, with the approval of the majority of the Board.

8.5.1   Notice of special Board meetings.  Every reasonable attempt shall be made to notify the Association of a special Board meeting.

8.5.2   Board action at special meetings.  The Board may consider any matter or take any action at a special Board meeting that it is empowered by these Bylaws to take at a regular Board meeting.

8.6      Quorum of the Board.  A quorum of the Board is necessary to conduct business.  A quorum shall consist of a majority of the Boards voting members.

8.7      Board voting procedures.  Each elected member of the Board, as well as the Primary School Director, shall have one vote on any Association business considered by the Board.  A majority vote of the Board members present shall prevail unless otherwise required by these Bylaws or applicable state law.  The Board shall determine the method of voting at its meetings.  The Board may approve any method of voting not prohibited by law.