Individuals wishing to address the Board or a Committee or record a Board or a Committee meeting are asked to sign in prior to the start of the Board meeting. Rules for Efficiency of Board Meetings.Withdrawing and Laying Over Agenda Items. Pay attention to your local boards. These people are organizing and showing up when no one else is. Advance registration will be open the Monday preceding the Board meeting at a.m. And close Tuesday at p.m. School board meetings are for the public to observe the board conducting its business. They are not an open discussion with the public. Newly appointed Chicago School Board members skipped a the city council committee meeting on the Chicago Public Schools budget.