Guidelines for Residents' Comments

The Upper St. Clair School Board encourages USC residents and/or taxpayers (“Residents”) to give comments at public meetings of the Board and its committees.  In order that the Board can effectively conduct its business, Residents are asked to abide by the following guidelines.  

1. Residents’ Comments will be heard twice during each meeting:  at the beginning of the meeting following any special recognitions, and at the end of the meeting.
    
2. Comments shall be limited to three (3) minutes in length. If a Resident desires to speak longer than three minutes, prior to commencing his or her comments, he or she may ask the Chair’s permission to do so.
    
3. Comments at the beginning of the meeting shall be limited to items that appear on the agenda. Residents wanting to make a comment at the beginning of the meeting are asked to sign in at the Welcome Table, prior to the beginning of the meeting, indicating the agenda item to be addressed.
    
4. At the end of the meeting, prior to adjournment, the Board will hear all comments by any Resident wishing to speak pertaining to any item relevant to the School District.
    
5. Speakers must be Residents, and must give their name and street address at the beginning of their comments.  
    
6. Residents are asked to be respectful and factual in their comments.
    
7. Board members are encouraged to remain in attendance at the meeting until all comments have been heard.

These guidelines may be modified by the meeting Chair, depending on the circumstances of any particular meeting.  The Chair may limit the length of individual comments, or the total number of comments heard, depending on the length of the agenda for that night, and the number of speakers.