View Agenda Documents. This Board Meeting Reference Manual is intended to be a working guide and useful tool for Board Members and BOE staff who participate in Board meetings.All you need to introduce a motion is a clear and concise idea of what you want to discuss or decide upon. Each regular board meeting includes a period for public participation regarding educational issues and other areas within the board's jurisdiction. The board begins their meeting in closed session at p.m. , in Room 2249, and the open (public) session begins at p.m. The AFS Rules provide an order of business for the annual Business Meeting that must be followed and which supersedes the order suggested in Robert's Rules. Commissioner Gaynor nominated Commissioner Smith, who declined the nomination. 20 Taking Motions Off Calendar (Rev. Approval of Minutes of Board Meeting of October 25, 2023, and "Special" Board.