203.1 DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY

The Board has jurisdiction to legislate policy for the District with the force and effect of law.  Board policy shall provide the general direction as to what the Board wishes to accomplish while allowing the Superintendent the professional prerogative to implement Board policy.

The written policy statements contained in this manual provide guidelines and goals to the citizens, administration, staff, and students in the District community. The policy statements shall be the basis for the formulation of regulations by the administration. The Board shall determine the effectiveness of the policy statements by evaluating periodic reports from the administration in the area of the policy statement.

Proposed policy statements or ideas must be submitted to the Board through the office of the Superintendent in order to be placed on the agenda of a Board meeting. It shall be the responsibility of the Superintendent to bring these proposals to the attention of the Board.

 

*Reviewed: 09/16/02

*Reviewed: 01/10/05

*Revised:  12/13/10

*Reviewed:  10/10/11

*Reviewed: 06/13/16

*Revised: 06/15/21