Series 9000: Bylaws of the Board

9133 Special Committees/Advisory Committees

The Chairperson of the Board of Education shall appoint temporary and special committees as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the Board of Education, and the Chairperson shall be an ex officio member of each committee. 

The duties of the committee shall be outlined at the time of appointment, and the committee shall be considered dissolved when its final report has been made to the Board of Education. 



All committees of the Board of Education shall follow the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act as required by statute. 

In contrast to standing committees, advisory committees are appointed to perform a specific task. Advisory committees may include administrators, staff, parents, students and/or community representatives as well as Board members. When it has made its final report or recommendation to the Board, the advisory committee ceases to exist. 

(cf. 9130 – Committees) 

(cf. 9131 – Committee of the Whole) 

(cf. 9132 – Standing Committees) 

Legal Reference:

Connecticut General Statutes 

1-200 through 1-241 of the Freedom of Information Act. 

1-200 Definitions. 

1-226 Meetings of government agencies to be public. 

Bylaw adopted by the Board: December 8, 2014 THOMASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Thomaston, Connecticut