School Board meetings are typically held at 6:30 p.m. at Prairieview Elementary School, 699 Plainfield Road, Downers Grove.

Time and location are subject to change (view the BOE Meeting Calendar here). Please call (630) 783-5000 for confirmation.

All meetings are open to the public except executive (closed) sessions which are permitted by State law to discuss: collective bargaining; acquisition of real property; litigation; appointment; employment or dismissal of an employee; testimony concerning an employee; individual students; and certain other matters that which may involve consultation with legal counsel. All decisions, however, are made in sessions open to the public.

Each meeting allows a period of time for public comment concerning agenda items. (Learn more here: Policy 2:230 - Public Participation at School Board Meetings.) Any citizen may ask to be recognized. Because school board meeting time is limited and business must follow an advance agenda, anyone wishing to make a presentation at a meeting must submit a request in writing to the president of the school board and/or the superintendent of schools in advance. A special form is available at each meeting. Such a request should contain an explanation of the material to be presented as well as samples of handouts the citizen would like to circulate at a board meeting.