News Story
Title:	Opening the Governance Process to the Public
Release Date:	03/05/2008
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News Category:	Board News

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Our organization is leveraging the Internet to enhance governance and provide a basis for better communication with the public. The new eGovernance initiative will replace the old method of compiling, printing, binding and distributing a limited number of paper meeting documents with electronic distribution. By making meeting agendas and supporting documents available on the Internet, we will be able to distribute documents associated with a meeting more quickly and efficiently.

Electronic distribution will not only save time and resources it will also provide unprecedented public access to information that board members use to make decisions. Through our web site, the public can view the agenda and the supporting documents associated with the meeting. This will allow interested parties to review and print the information prior to the meeting. After the meeting, the individuals can review the agenda items and see what action was taken by the board complete with voting. All documents associated with the meeting are automatically archived and can be accessed by meeting date or by using the comprehensive search feature. Board members will also have access to a vast database of best of best practices from other districts to gain knowledge of initiatives other boards have considered and implemented.

The new eGovernance features can be accessed via the district’s web site at http://www.sandi.net/indices/board.htm or http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sandi/Board.nsf. For questions regarding the new eGovernance initiatives, contact cward@sandi.net at 619.725.5522 or cnunez@sandi.net at 619.725.5634

BoardDocs was developed in partnership with K-12 administration and board members to ease the process of assembly and distribution of board packets and supporting documents to board members. In use since January of 2001, BoardDocs has enabled organizations to publish board agenda items, supporting documents and policies to the World Wide Web. BoardDocs uses a structured collaborative work flow that is specifically designed to meet the unique needs and legal requirements of public school boards, county commissions and municipal government. Organizations interested in learning more about BoardDocs can visit http://www.boarddocs.com for more information and to experience the paperless solution first hand. (800) 407-0141.

Created on 04/12/2004 at 06:47 AM by . Last update on 03/05/2008 by Cheryl Ward.