School Governance Primer: Part 3 – The Ins and Outs of Board Meetings

Dr. Peter Hughes, superintendent of Haworth School District in Bergen County and a former member of the Kinnelon Board of Education in Morris County; and Kerri Wright, a longtime member of the Chester Board of Education in Morris County and a lawyer specializing in education and employment law who often represents school boards, chat with Ray Pinney, NJSBA's director of county activities and member engagement, in the third installment of NJSBA’s School Governance Primer. This time, they explore how board meetings work, including the public comment session, the importance of the Open Public Meetings Act, the committee system and more.