The ACGC School Board understands the value of input from stakeholders in the school district, including students, parents, staff, and community members. As elected representatives, they are challenged with representing the school district’s stakeholder concerns, direction, and interests about our district’s efforts.

To ensure the effective administration of schools, proper line authority, and prompt attention to concerns, you are encouraged to initially refer non-policy issues or concerns about an individual or student through the following channel:

• Teacher/Coach/Advisor, if appropriate

• Building principal or another administrator or supervisor

• District superintendent

There are several ways to communicate with the School Board:

• Contact the Superintendent/Board Members: To contact all School Board Members, contact Paul Carlson, Superintendent at 320-244-4712 or carlsonp@acgcfalcons.org. Your email may also be forwarded to all School Board members for review.
  

• Add Item to a School Board Meeting Agenda: If you have an issue that requires a more extensive review, please contact Superintendent Paul Carlson at carlsonp@acgcfalcons.org or at 320-244-4712. During this conversation, you can discuss the potential to be on the agenda of an upcoming School Board meeting. Individual School Board Members and the Superintendent can also assist district stakeholders in determining when a concern or issue should be directed to the School Board or if it should be referred to the appropriate district staff member.
  

  • If, after conversations with the Superintendent, it is determined that addressing the School Board is an appropriate next step, community members can be added to the agenda to speak during Public Comment time at a regular board meeting.
    

• Procedures for Public Comment time: Comments from the public are restricted to the designated Public Comment time. Only individuals recognized on the agenda are able to speak.  Each speaker will have 5 minutes for their comment time.  Other members of the public are not allowed to interrupt or blurt out commentary unless recognized by the Chair. Members of the public shall not applaud, engage in conversation, or engage in other behavior through words or actions that may disrupt the proceedings of the Board.
  

  • The School Board shall, as a matter of policy, protect the legal rights to privacy and due process of employees of the District.  District employees have a legal right to privacy related to their private, confidential, or non-public personnel data as provided by Minnesota Statues 13.43.
    

  • Public comment time is a listening only time for the Board. The Board will not engage in dialog with the presenters.  Speakers are to direct their remarks to the Chair of the Board.
    

  • If, at any time, a speaker does not fall within these outlined procedures, opportunity for their public comment time will have to end.