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EASTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 009
SECTION:
LOCAL BOARD PROCEDURES
TITLE:
SCHOOL BOARD POLICY
PROCESS
ADOPTED:
June 21, 2007
REVISED:
009. SCHOOL BOARD POLICY PROCESS
Section 1. Policy Development
The Board shall reserve for itself the function of providing guides for the
discretionary action of those to whom it delegates authority. These guides for
discretionary action shall constitute the policies governing the operation of the
district. They shall be recorded in writing.
The formulation and adoption of policies shall constitute the basic method by which
the Board shall exercise its leadership in the operation of the district. The study and
evaluation of reports concerning the execution of policies shall constitute the basic
method by which the Board shall exercise its control over the operation of the
district.
The Board should recognize that while school boards are policy-making bodies, they
properly delegate the execution of policy to employed professional administrators.
The formal adoption of policies shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board. Only
those policies so adopted and recorded shall be regarded as official Board policy.
Section 2. Policy Adoption
Policy adoption in the district shall be designed to encourage input from citizens and
staff who are affected by such policy.
The following sequence shall be used in the adoption of Board policy:
a.
Tentative adoption of proposed new or revised policies.
b.
Opportunity for concerned groups or individuals to react.
c.
Final policy adoption at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board or
later.
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The Board reserves the right to waive the time limits established in this policy on
matters of unusual urgency. When such immediate action is taken, the
Superintendent shall inform concerned groups or individuals about the action and the
reasons for the action.
Section 3. Policy Draft Writer
The Superintendent or designee shall be responsible for recasting group consensus
about policy recommendations into acceptable written form for further deliberation
and/or action by the Board.
Section 4. Solicitor Involvement In Policy Development
The Superintendent or designee, as the policy draft writer for the Board, shall seek
the counsel of the district solicitor when, in the Superintendent's or Board's opinion,
there may be a question of legality or proper legal procedure in the development of a
proposed policy.
Section 5. Policy Implementation
The Superintendent shall be responsible for carrying out the policies established by
the Board and will interpret reactions of school personnel and the public to the
policies back to the Board.
The administrative staff shall be responsible for supporting the policies established
by the Board and those recommended by the Superintendent.
Section 6. Policy Review
The Board shall follow through the policies it has formulated and shall evaluate how
the policies have been executed by the school staff and shall weigh the results. The
Board shall rely on the school staff, students, and the community for providing
evidence of the effect of the policies which it has adopted.