ยง 1708. Regular  meetings;  visitation of schools.  1. It shall be the
  duty of each board of education elected pursuant to  the  provisions  of
  this article to have a regular meeting at least once in each quarter.
2.  Each  board  shall  appoint one or more committees, to visit every
  school or  department  under  its  supervision  and  such  committee  or
  committees  shall  visit such schools at least once annually, and report
  at the next regular meeting of the board on the condition thereof.
3. The meetings of all such boards shall be open to  the  public,  but
  said  boards  may  hold  executive  sessions, at which sessions only the
  members of such boards or the persons invited shall be present.
Structure New York Laws
Title 2 - School District Organization
Article 35 - Union Free School Districts
1701 - Boards of Education Corporate Bodies.
1702 - Board of Education; Election; Terms of Office.
1703 - Change in Number of Members of Board of Education.
1704 - Length of School Year, and Expenditure of Funds.
1705 - Annexing Territory to a Union Free School District.
1706 - Power of Removal of Member of Board of Education.
1707 - Annual Organizational Meetings of Boards of Education.
1708 - Regular Meetings; Visitation of Schools.
1709 - Powers and Duties of Boards of Education.
1709-A - Powers of Boards of Education to Ban Fraternities, Sororities and Other Secret Societies.
1710 - Boards of Education Have Powers of Trustees of Common Schools and Trustees of Academies.
1711 - Appointment of Superintendent of Schools.
1712 - Kindergartens; Nursery and Night Schools.
1713 - Academy May Be Adopted as Academic Department.
1714 - Contracts With Academies.
1715 - Retransfer of Academy to Its Former Trustees.
1716 - Estimated Expenses for Ensuing Year.
1717 - Corporate Authorities Must Raise Tax Certified by Board of Education.
1718 - Limitation Upon Expenditures.
1719 - Deposit, Custody and Payment of Moneys in Villages.
1720 - Moneys and Accounts in Union Free School Districts.
1722 - Application of Article.
1723-A - Temporary Investment of School Moneys.
1724 - Form and Audit of Claims.
1725 - Lease of Personal Property.
1725-A - Powers of Boards of Education; Instructional Equipment.