CONEJO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS

Order Of Business

Meetings of the CVUSD Board of Education are held in the Board Room inside Conejo Valley High School, located at 1402 East Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, California 91362.  Regular meetings occur on the first and third Wednesday of each month, with closed session beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m. and open session beginning at approximately 6:00 p.m. The Board is typically dark in July, with only one regular meeting held in August, at the Board's discretion. Special meetings are convened as needed. 

Posting Of Agenda

An official copy of the agenda is posted at the District office, located at 1400 East Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, California 91362 and online at this website.  Agendas are posted 72 hours before a regularly-scheduled meeting and 24 hours before a special meeting.  Agendas and attachments are also posted online at www.conejousd.org and are available in hard copy at each meeting.

Agenda Schedule Is Based On Best Estimates

The agenda is prepared with best estimates of when an item will be called, and the length of time needed for each agenda item.  The Board may call agenda items at an earlier or later time than estimated, or consider and act upon agenda items in a different order.  Therefore, all persons who are interested in any item on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the entire meeting to ensure that they are present when the item is called.  Please be further advised that the Board may occasionally need to postpone agenda items to a future meeting.

Language Interpreters

Any individual who requires a language interpreter in order to participate in a Board meeting should notify the Superintendent’s Office at 1400 East Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, California 91362; 805-497-9511, Extension 1101; or sfehlman@conejousd.org.  Please request an interpreter at least 48 hours prior to the meeting in order to provide district staff sufficient time to make reasonable arrangements for an interpreter.  Traducciones del inglés al español y del español a inglés están disponibles.  Por favor haga arreglos por anticipado con la oficina del superintendente por teléfono al número 805-497-9511, extensión 1101 o por email sfehlman@conejousd.org a menos de 48 horas antes del reunión.

Accessibility

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, CVUSD is committed to ensuring that board meetings are inclusive and accessible.  Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation (including assistive listening devices; receipt of the agenda in an alternative format; and other auxiliary aids and services) by contacting the Superintendent’s Office at 1400 East Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, California  91362; (805) 497-9511, Ext. 1101 or via email at sfehlman@conejousd.org. Please request accommodations at least 48 hours prior to the meeting in order to provide district staff sufficient time to make any necessary arrangements.  When contacting CVUSD on this matter, please be prepared to provide a detailed description of the necessary accommodation, a name and phone number for any follow-up questions, and the date of the meeting for which accommodation is requested.

Presentations

If you are scheduled to conduct a presentation and need to use a computer and/or audio equipment, please contact Sheri Fehlman at the Superintendent’s office at least 24 hours prior to the meeting by calling (805) 497-9511, Ext. 1101 or sending an email to sfehlman@conejousd.org.

Oral Public Comments

The Board welcomes public comments. Members of the public may speak on an agenda item or during the Public Comments portion of the Board meeting on an item that is not listed on the agenda through the following options:

-In person. If you would like to speak on an agenda item in person, please complete a speaker card (blue) and hand it to the recording secretary prior to the start of that agenda item. If you would like to make comments about items not on the agenda, a speaker card should be completed and turned in prior to the Public Comments section of the agenda. The information on the speaker cards will assist the Board President in conducting the meeting and will become public record. If you wish to register your concern on a topic but not speak, please fill out a public written statement form (yellow) and hand it to the recording secretary. Board members will be provided with these statements after the Board meeting. 

When participating in person, please remember that you are participating in an official meeting of the District's Governing Board. Please present your comments in a factual, respectful, and dignified manner that models how we expect our children to participate in the democratic process. Know that your comments may be heard by students who are present in this room or students who may watch the broadcast of this meeting.

Written Public Comments

You may also participate in the meeting by submitting your written comment in lieu of providing a public comment via email to sfehlman@conejousd.org (please indicate the agenda number in the subject line). To give the District adequate time to provide your comments to the Board of Education, please submit your comments prior to 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Board members will review these written comments prior to the Board meeting.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in the Board of Education meeting, please contact the District at (805) 497-9511, extension 1101, within 48 hours of the meeting.

Please be advised that communications directed to the Board of Education are public records and are subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act and Brown Act unless exempt from disclosure under the applicable law. Communications will NOT be edited for redactions; will be printed/posted as submitted.

Pursuant to the Brown Act, the Board cannot enter into a formal discussion nor can a decision be made in regard to public comments. The Board may provide a reference to staff or other resources of information, request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting, or direct staff to place an item on a future agenda.

PLEASE NOTE: Public comments will be limited to three minutes. On those occasions where there is an unusually large number of requests to speak, the President of the Board may make the decision to decrease the time for individual speakers and/or the total time.

Local Channels

During the school year, Board Meetings are televised on Spectrum Educational Channel 20 (Verizon Fios Channel 32 and Charter Cable Channel 59) every Wednesday and Friday at 6:00 p.m., and Saturdays at noon. This schedule will continue for two weeks or until the next meeting is televised.

Updated: January 2023

August 16, 2023
September 6, 2023
September 20, 2023
October 4, 2023
October 18, 2023
November 1, 2023
November 9, 2023 (11:00 am - Special Board Meeting - Board Self-Evaluation)
November 15, 2023
December 13, 2023 *
January 17, 2024
February 7, 2024
February 21, 2024
March 6, 2024
March 27, 2024*
April 17, 2024
May 1, 2024
May 15, 2024
June 5, 2024
June 20, 2024* (changed from June 19, 2024)

The current schedule is the first and third Wednesday of each month (with the exception of the dates included above with an *). Meetings begin with Closed Session at 5:00 p.m.; Open Session at 6:00 p.m.

August 14, 2024*
September 4, 2024
September 18, 2024
October 9, 2024*
October 23, 2024*
November 6, 2024
November 20, 2024
December 18, 2024
January 15, 2025

The current schedule is the first and third Wednesday of each month (with the exception of the dates included above with an *). Meetings begin with Closed Session at 5:00 p.m.; Open Session at 6:00 p.m.