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Board Policy Manual

Board Meetings

2025 Board Meeting Calendar

Committee Meeting Agendas

Public Participation in Board Meetings

All individuals wishing to participate in an open Board meeting shall register their intent with the Board Secretary by 3:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the meeting and shall include the name and address of the participant, topic to be addressed and group affiliation, if applicable, including acknowledgement that the individual has been requested to and is authorized to speak on behalf of the organization and identification of the organization’s connection to the district, by completing the online form on the district website. Paper format is available upon request.[1]

Day-of requests to participate shall be received no later than ten (10) minutes prior to the start time of the meeting. Pending formal waiving of procedure, these requests shall be included in the thirty (30) minute total allowance and be deferred until the conclusion of all proper and timely submitted requests, in the order of receipt.

Request to speak at Board Meeting

Members of the OCASD Board of Directors

Mr. Joseph McFadden
Board President
Email: jmcfadden@mail.ocasd.org

Mr. Fredrick Weaver
Board Vice President
Email: fweaver@mail.ocasd.org

Mrs. Devin Aaron
Board Member
Email: dlaaron@mail.ocasd.org

Mr. Tyler Johnson
Board Member
Email: tmjohnson@mail.ocasd.org

Mr. Mark Kerr
Board Member
Email: mkerr@mail.ocasd.org

Mr. Justin McFall
Board Member
Email: jemcfall@mail.ocasd.org

Ms. Shari Neely
Board Member
Email: sneely@mail.ocasd.org

Mrs. Leigh Ann Pikna
Board Member
Email: lpikna@mail.ocasd.org

Mr. Ryan Williams
Board Member
Email: rwilliams@mail.ocasd.org

Mrs. Anna Lehnortt
Board Secretary
Email: alehnortt@mail.ocasd.org

Law Office of Dale Woodard Gent McFate
Board Solicitor

Board of Education Description

The School Board is a policy-setting body. Because education is a state function, once a School Board member is elected/appointed to office they become officers of the State. As officers, they are under oath to obey and carry out its laws. The School Board is a legislative body responsible for establishing local school policies to assure that the schools are properly run in accordance with state laws and regulations. In doing so, they have no authority as individuals only as a body known as the Board.

Board meetings are NOT a public hearing. It is an official business meeting of the School Board, conducted under a prepared and limited agenda which is distributed to Board members ahead of time.

The School Board generally meets twice a month, typically on the third and fourth Monday. The third Monday of the month is a scheduled work session, where items are discussed prior to placement on the agenda for the regular business meeting which is held on the fourth Monday. All official meetings of the School Board, with the exception of Executive Sessions, are open to the public.