About Your Board of Education

• As elected representatives of the Citizens of the Bernie R-XIII School district, the seven-member Board of Education serves as the governing body for the community's public school system.  The school board sets district policies, selects the superintendent of schools, adopts the annual budget, and determines the tax rate.  The annual school board election is held in April.  Board members serve three year overlapping terms with two or three members elected each year.  School board members, who receive no salary, are committed and concerned citizens who devote countless hours working on behalf of children and the educational interest of Bernie R-XIII residents.

Meetings and Agendas

• The Board of Education generally meets the second Monday of each month in the Central Office Board Room  at 7:00 p.m.  The community is welcome and encouraged to attend. Regular meetings and board workshops are open to the public.  Executive session meetings, which are closed to the public in accordance with Missouri Sunshine Law, are scheduled as required and held only for certain student, personnel, property and legal matters.  Agendas for the monthly meetings are prepared on the Wednesday before each Monday meeting by the superintendent of schools in consultation with the Board President.  The official minutes of the Board of Education Meeting are available for public review in the superintendent's office.

Addressing the Board

• District residents are welcome to share their views with the Board of Education and must submit a written request one week prior to the meeting date to the superintendent, the president or the secretary of the board outlining their business with the Board.  Speakers are asked to limit their comments to three minutes.  Residents may also express their views by writing to Board President, Bernie R-XIII School District, 516 West Main, Bernie MO  63822.  Copies of the material submitted will be provided to all Board members for consideration.