TC-1000-1
1000—BOARD BYLAWS
Introduction &
Information Nominating
Petition
Registration
of Voters
Special
Elections
Advice of
Legal Counsel
Voting
Precincts
Election
Inspectors
1005 District Authority
1010 District Legal
Status
1015 District Mission
Statement
1020 Bylaws
1030 Membership
Term of
Office
1032 Powers and Duties
Functions
of the Board
1035 Board Membership –
Student Representation
1040 District Goals and
Objectives
1100 Elections
Chief
Election Officer
1115 Acceptance of Office
1150 Board Officers
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Duties of
Trustees
1152 Election of Officers
and Length of Term
1155 Removal of a Board
Officer from Office
1160 New Member
Orientation
1162 Board Member
Development Opportunities (Cf. 1168)
Board
Certification
1167 Compensation
1168 Reimbursement for
Expenses
1170 Board Position
Vacancies
Process
1175 Vacancies in Office
1180 Board Advisory
Committees
Advisory
Committees
Meeting
Structure
TC-1000-2
1185 Board-Superintendent
Relations
1191 Attorney
1250 Board Remembrances
1260 Board Recognitions
Board
Member Recognition
Staff
Recognitions
Staff
Retirements
1300 Meetings
Organizational
SN The organizational meeting of the Board,
usually once a year,
when the Board elects its officers.
Regular
Special
Meetings
Emergency
Meetings
Information/Work/Study
Sessions
1320 Agenda
1330 Rules of Order
Re-Opening
an Issue
Quorum
1350 Voting Method
1355
Conflict of
Interest
Nepotism
1360 Minutes
1370 Public Participation
Handling
of Complaints (Cf. 9450)
1410 Closed Sessions
1510 Bylaw and Policy Development and Review
System
Draft Writer
Attorney Involvement
Staff Involvement
1550 Bylaw and Policy Adoption
SN The official action of the Board that makes new and/or revised
policy statements operable.
Policy Dissemination
1570 Review of Administrative Regulations
1575 Administration in Absence of Policy
1580 Suspension of Bylaws and Policies
1600 Board Records
1650 Board Memberships
Liaison with School Board
Association
TC-1000-3
1700 Board Member Ethics and Responsibilities
SN An information category since ethics are determined by a group and
not imposed upon it.
Board Member
Responsibilities
1730 Board Legislative Program
Legislative Representative
Purpose
Recommended Legislation
Legislative Presentations
1750 Board Self-Assessment/Evaluation
BOARD BYLAWS
Introduction
and Information
The Board shall establish programs and procedures which
shall best produce the educational achievement needed by District’s students
and to do so within the financial limitations of the District. The Board will function as a legislative
body in formulating and adopting policy, by selecting an executive officer to
implement policy and by evaluating the results. Further, the Board shall carry out its functions openly, while
seeking the involvement and contributions of the public, students and staff in
its decision-making processes.
In accordance with these principles, the Board, through its
operations, shall seek to achieve the following goals:
1. To function in a non-partisan, broadly
representative manner and to emphasize that every Board member should represent
open-mindedly the entire District;
2. To concentrate the Board’s collective
effort on its policy making and planning responsibilities, and to formulate
Board policies that best serve the educational interests of each student;
3. To provide the Superintendent with
sufficient and adequate guidelines for implementing Board policies;
4. To maintain effective communication with
the school community, the staff, and students; and
5. To conduct Board business openly,
soliciting and encouraging broad-based involvement in the Board’s decision-making
processes by public, students, and staff.
Nominating Petition
Candidates for election shall file nominating petitions with
the Board Secretary or Superintendent’s office.
BOARD BYLAWS 2
Introduction
and Information
Registration of Voters
The District shall be organized as a registration
District. Election inspectors, at an
annual or special election, shall not permit a person residing in the District
to vote whose name is not registered in the township or city in which the
person resides.
Special Elections
Special elections shall be called by the Board at such time
and place as it shall designate and for such purposes as determined by the
Board and in compliance with current law.
Advice of Legal Counsel
The Board shall seek the advice of legal counsel concerning
the proper procedure for conducting school elections.
Voting Precincts
Voting precincts shall be as designated by the Board.
Election Inspectors
Election inspectors shall be appointed by the Board upon
recommendation of the Superintendent.
Members of the Board may serve on the Board of election inspectors
unless they are a candidate at that election or unless the question of the
issuance of bonds is submitted at the election.
1005 District Authority 1005
The Board recognizes that many of the subject topics found
in this policy manual may be subject to negotiations under the Michigan Public
Employment Relations Act. It is not the
intent of the Board to, in any way, circumvent the negotiations process; but
rather to establish direction and general and long-range operational procedures
for the care and custody, establishment, maintenance, management and carrying
on of the public schools and property of the District as authorized under
current law.
Whenever the word “Superintendent” or “Principal” appears in
these policies and rules, the words “or designated representative” shall be
assumed to follow. The delegation of
authority of administrative actions does not relieve the Superintendent of the
responsibility of the actions of such designated representatives.
Approved: February 13, 2002
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a
1010 District Legal Status 1010
The legal basis for the Kalkaska Public Schools is vested in
the will of the people as expressed in the Michigan Constitution, the statutes
pertaining to education, various court interpretations and the powers implied
by the above.
The official name of the school District shall be Kalkaska
Public Schools, Kalkaska County, and the District shall operate as a general
powers school District.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a; 380.601 et seq.
1015 District Mission Statement 1015
The Kalkaska Public School District, in cooperative
partnership with students, staff, family and community, believes all students
can learn. We will provide a caring environment that promotes academic
achievement and social responsibility. This partnership will help all students
develop their maximum potential, and adapt and contribute to a changing world.
Approved: February
13, 2002
Reviewed:
1020 Bylaws 1020
The exercise by the Board of its powers granted by statute,
the conduct of its affairs, and the rights and powers of its members, Directors,
and officers shall be governed by these bylaws, in accord with the laws of the
State of Michigan and the regulations of the Michigan Department of Education.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
1030 Membership 1030
The Board is composed of seven members serving four-year
terms, and elected at an election held on the second Monday in June or
appointed by the Board to fill a vacancy.
Term of Office
The term of office of a Board member shall begin on July 1st
following his/her election, or immediately upon Board appointment. The term of a Board member shall end on June
30th of the year his/her term expires.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
1032 Powers and Duties 1032
The Board shall act as a legislative body and shall appraise
the work and programs of the District.
The Board shall observe and enforce the rules and
regulations of the Michigan Department of Education affecting the operation and
maintenance of a general powers school District.
Functions of the Board
The Board considers its most important legal functions fall
into the following categories:
1. Legislative or Policy Making - The
Board is responsible for the development of bylaws and policy, and for the
employment of a Superintendent who shall carry out the Board’s policies through
the development and implementation of regulations.
2. Educational Planning and Appraisal
- The Board is responsible for acquiring and requiring reliable information
from responsible sources which shall enable it to make the best possible
decisions about the scope and nature of the educational program. The Board is responsible for requiring
appraisals of the results of the educational program.
3. Staffing and Appraisal - The Board is responsible for employing a
Superintendent of schools and the staff necessary for carrying out the
instructional program, for establishing salaries and salary schedules and other
terms and conditions of employment, and for establishing personnel policies
District-wide in application.
The Board is responsible for appraising
the effectiveness of its staff by providing for their regular evaluation.
4. Financial Resources - The Board is
responsible for adopting a budget that will provide the financial basis for
buildings, staff, materials and equipment which will enable the District to
carry out the educational program. The
Board is responsible
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for exercising control over the
finances of the District to assure proper use of and accounting for all
District funds.
5. School Facilities - The Board is
responsible for determining school-housing needs, for communicating these needs
to the community, for purchasing and disposing of properties, and for approving
building plans that will support and enhance the educational program.
6. Communication With Public - The
Board is responsible for providing adequate and direct means for keeping the
local citizenry informed about the schools and for keeping itself informed
about the wishes of the public.
7. Judicial - The Board is responsible
for acting as a court of appeal for school staff members, students and the
public when issues involve Board policies and their fair implementation.
The Board may exercise the above legal powers and duties
only when convened in a legally constituted meeting.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: Michigan Constitution, Article 8;
MCL 380. 11 et seq., 380.1261,
General Powers School Districts
1035 Board Membership - Student Representation 1035
Student representation on the Board is authorized in order
to facilitate effective communication and to help promote sound education in
accordance with the following guidelines:
1. One high school student may be elected to
serve in an advisory capacity to the Board;
2. The representative shall be chosen by the
students of the high school in a manner developed cooperatively by the building
Principal and the student council;
3. The student representative shall be chosen
in the spring and will serve for a one-year term beginning on July 1; and
4.
The student
representative shall have the right to sit with the Board at all regular and
special meetings, but shall not be permitted to attend closed sessions or
sessions from which the general public is excluded unless specifically
authorized by the Board. He/she shall
not be permitted to vote or introduce or support motions, but may otherwise
participate in the discussions as any other Board member.
The Board shall
retain full authority over student representation on the Board.
Approved:
February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a
1040 District Goals and Objectives 1040
The Board shall annually review and/or establish a set of
long-range goals and objectives to guide the operations of the District. All personnel in the District shall direct
their efforts toward achieving the goals and objectives of the Board in order
to ensure that students are able to function effectively in their environment,
employment, and continuing educational efforts.
The Board shall participate in long-range planning through
an annual meeting with the Superintendent and senior staff to review progress
on the implementation of priorities, initiatives, and long-range plans, to
determine which goals have been achieved, whether any new efforts are needed,
and to review major issues that may affect the future of the District. The Board also shall consider and act upon
objectives and major activities proposed by the Superintendent to achieve
long-range goals.
The Superintendent shall develop necessary procedures,
forms, or other measures to implement the goals of this policy using simple,
logical, and collegial processes.
The Superintendent shall provide opportunities for interested
patrons to become knowledgeable about the District long-range planning process,
and to review and to make recommendations concerning specific District
long-range plans.
The Superintendent shall give the Board periodic reports
each year on the progress and success of various plans, and shall ensure that
similar progress reports are available to the news media and to District
patrons.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
1100 Elections 1100
Chief Election Officer
The Board Secretary or designated person (See section 1150)
shall serve as the chief election officer of the District. As a matter of practice, the Board will act
annually to deputize a member of the administrative staff to supervise
elections.
The duties shall include the posting and publishing of all
official notices relative to the election, providing and issuing absentee
ballots as provided by law, arranging for official ballots and/or use of voting
machines, giving direction to the election inspectors, and the general
supervision of the election.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
1115 Acceptance
of Office 1115
The Board Secretary shall notify each member-elect of
his/her election within five days after the election.
Prior to assuming membership on the Board and within ten
days of notification of election, each newly-elected Board member shall file an
acceptance of office as well as an affidavit of eligibility and shall take the
oath of office as prescribed by law.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL REF: MCL 600.1440; 4.121
1150 Board Officers 1150
The officers of the Board shall be President, Vice-President,
Secretary, and Treasurer, and such assistant Secretaries and assistant
Treasurers as the Board determines. The
President and Vice-President shall be Board members. The Secretary, Treasurer, and assistant Secretaries and
Treasurers need not be Board members.
President (Chairperson) - Duties
The President shall:
·
Preside at
all meetings of the Board and call special meetings;
·
Make
committee appointments;
·
Serve on
the county election scheduling Board;
·
Countersign
orders legally drawn by the Secretary upon the Treasurer for money to be
disbursed on behalf of the District;
·
Cause an
action to be prosecuted in the name of the District on the Treasurer’s bond in
the case of a breach of a condition of the bond;
·
Perform
other duties appropriate to the duties of the office of President (Chairperson)
in the management of the District.
Vice President (Vice Chairperson) - Duties
·
Preside at
Board meetings when the President is unable to attend;
·
Perform
other duties appropriate to the duties of the office of Vice-President;
·
Succeed to
the office of President when a vacancy in that office occurs.
Secretary - Duties
·
Be the
chief election officer of the District and may delegate this duty to other
members of the District’s staff;
·
Act as
clerk at meetings of the Board;
·
Record and
sign the minutes of meetings, orders, resolutions, and other proceedings of the
Board in proper record books;
·
Prepare
reports as required by the state Board;
1150 Board Officers 1150-2
·
Draw and
sign orders upon the District Treasurer for money to be disbursed by the
District. Each order shall be properly
numbered and dated, shall specify the sources of the funds called for, the
purpose for which, and the fund upon which the order is drawn;
·
Perform
other duties required by law and by the Board.
Treasurer - Duties
·
Have care
and custody of all monies of the District;
·
Keep proper
books of account;
·
Keep an
account of interest received from invested school funds, and credit interest
received to the appropriate fund accounts;
·
Pay out
funds for the purposes specified by law, or, in the case of gifts or donations
for the purposes for which the money is given or donated, on proper orders
signed by the Secretary and countersigned by the Board President;
·
Perform
other duties the Board may prescribe in its bylaws relating to the
administration of District funds;
·
Deposit
funds of the District with a bank or banking corporation or trust company
designated by the Board in the proportion and manner directed by the Board;
·
Pay orders
of the Secretary when lawfully drawn and countersigned by the President out of
the money belonging to the fund upon which the orders are drawn;
·
Cause a
record book to be kept in which money received and disbursed shall be entered,
the sources from which money is received, and the person to whom and the
objects for which money is paid;
·
Present the
Board at the close of the school year a written report containing a statement
of money received during the year and of each disbursement made;
·
Perform
other duties required by law or by the Board.
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Duties of Trustees
·
Administer
oaths;
·
Have care
and custody of all school property.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a
1152 Election of Officers and Length of Term 1152
Election of Board officers shall occur at the annual
organizational meeting of the Board held within the first 10 days of July.
The length of term for the Board officer positions shall be
one year from the Board’s organizational meeting to the following Board
organizational meeting.
In the event the Board President is unable to chair the
Board’s organizational meeting, the Vice-President shall sit in place of the
President until a new President is elected.
In the event a ranking Board officer is unable to chair the
Board’s organizational meeting, the Board shall elect a chairperson pro tem
to chair the organizational meeting until a President is elected.
Approved:
February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a
1155 Removal of a Board Officer from Office 1155
The Board may remove a member from a Board officer position
and shall elect another Board member to the office.
Approved:
February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a
1160 New Member Orientation 1160
Newly elected members of the Board shall be invited to
attend all meetings of the Board prior to the time they officially take
office. Newly elected and newly
appointed Board members shall be encouraged to attend workshops for new Board
members sponsored by the Michigan Association of School Boards.
Present members of the Board and the Superintendent shall
conduct an appropriate orientation program designed to acquaint new Board
members with the District, Board policy, duties, responsibilities and other
activities.
Newly elected Board members shall receive copies of all
agenda, reports and other communications normally received by regular Board
members except information or material of a confidential nature.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL REF: MCL 380.11a
1162 Board
Member Development Opportunities (Cf. 1168) 1162
The Board recognizes the need for
continuing in-service training and education and encourages the participation
of all members at these specific categories of activities as a part of their
official duties: conferences, workshops, in-service programs, and conventions,
at the local, regional, state and national levels. A Board member’s actual and necessary expenses shall be paid for
or reimbursed when the member attends any of these activities.
In situations where a Board member holds
a state or national office in a school Board association, or has been asked or
appointed to serve a school Board association at the state or national level,
the Board shall budget for the additional expenses as agreed to prior to the
beginning of each fiscal year.
The Superintendent and Board Secretary
are responsible for authorizing requests for attendance of Board members at
approved meetings if the requests come within budgeted appropriations and
limitations.
The Superintendent and Board Secretary
shall consult with the Board President in situations where funds may not be
available for a specific activity or when a determination is necessary as to
who shall attend a given activity when more requests are received than can be
honored. The President and
Superintendent may bring recommendations to the Board on such matters for final
determination.
Board Certification
The Board encourages each Board member to
become certified through the Michigan Association of School Boards Board Member
Award Program during the first two years in office.
Expense reimbursement shall be in accord with policy bylaws and procedures on Board reimbursement.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL REF: MCL 380.11a; 380.1254; 388. 1764b
1167 Compensation 1167
Members of the Board shall be paid $25.00 for each regular
and each special Board meeting. Board
members will be reimbursed a per diem of $10.00 a day, or a proportionate
amount for part of a day for the following:
·
Attending
standing committee meetings;
·
Attending
special committee meetings;
·
Attending
negotiation committee meetings;
·
Attending
any other function approved by the Board.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a; 691.1409
1168 Reimbursement for Expenses 1168
Board members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary
expenses incurred as a result of attendance at Board-approved workshops,
seminars, conferences, or conventions.
To receive reimbursement for an expense listed in this
policy, an expense voucher, together with supporting receipts or other evidence
of actual expenses, shall be submitted to the District business office for
processing. Payment will be made after
the Board approves the reimbursement.
Expenses for spouses accompanying Board members are not
reimbursable.
Approved:
February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 388.1764b
1170 Board Position Vacancies 1170
Board member vacancies shall be filled within 20 days from
the effective date of a resignation or other event (except a vacancy occurring
by recall election), which causes a vacancy to exist. The vacancy shall be filled with a legally qualified person who
is appointed by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Board at a
regular or special meeting of the Board.
Persons appointed to fill a vacancy shall file acceptance of
the office, including an affidavit of eligibility, with the Secretary of the
Board, and shall take the oath of office prescribed by law. The appointee shall hold office until the next
annual school election.
If a majority of the positions are vacant at the same time,
the remaining members shall immediately call a special election to fill the
vacancies.
Resignations are effective without acceptance or approval by
the Board.
Process
When a vacancy on the Board occurs, the following procedures
shall be used by the Board in filling the vacancy:
(a) The Board President, through public
announcements in the news media, shall make known the vacancy has occurred and
those persons interested in being considered for appointment should notify the
Secretary of the Board by the deadline established by the Board;
(b) The Board shall establish the criteria to
be applied in making the appointment;
(c)
Any
qualified elector may submit an application to the Board for
consideration. A resume of
qualifications, including details concerning community service activities,
shall be attached to the application.
The contents of the application shall be reviewed and considered in an
open meeting, unless a candidate specifically requests that the application
remain confidential;
1170 Board Position Vacancies 1170-2
(d)
The full
Board shall screen applications to determine which candidate should be further
considered for appointment. Screening
by the full Board shall be done in public session;
(e) Those
candidates screened for further consideration shall be interviewed by the Board
in public session;
(f) The
Board, by roll call vote of a majority of those elected and serving, shall
determine which candidate shall be appointed to fill the vacancy.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.1102-1104; 15.261-15.275
(Michigan Open Meetings Act); AG Opinion #5262, #6124
1175 Vacancies in Office 1175
In the event of a vacancy in the office of President, the Vice-President
shall become President.
In the event of a vacancy in any other office, the Board
shall fill the vacancy by election within 30 days.
Approved:
February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
1180 Board Advisory Committees 1180
The Board may establish such standing, ad hoc and advisory
committees as it deems necessary. The
type and function of each committee shall be dictated by the needs of the
District for the special services of such committee. The President shall appoint all members of all advisory committees. Each committee shall organize itself with
assistance from the Superintendent. The
Superintendent shall be an ex-officio member
of all Board committees and shall provide appropriate District material to each
committee.
No committees of the Board or individual Board member shall
be authorized to perform the functions of the Board.
A line of communication shall be established between each
committee and the Superintendent and the Board.
Each committee shall report to the Superintendent and/or the
Board as the Board may require by regulation or by procedure.
The Board may dissolve any committee at any time.
Advisory Committees
Advisory committees established by the Board shall: generally have three members of the Board
appointed to the committee; have a task specifically defined by the Board; have
designated time-lines for reporting to the Board; have no power or authority to
act on behalf of the Board unless specifically authorized by the Board; hold
hearings only upon approval of the Board; and limit activities and
considerations to policy matters and recommendations. All reports submitted to the Board shall contain the date;
committee name; members present at committee meetings; and results or
recommendations.
In appointing members of advisory
committees, the President shall consider the recommendation of the
Superintendent and other members of the administrative staff, as well as the
recommendations of individual Board members. As soon as an advisory committee
has been appointed, the chair of the committee shall call a meeting of the
1180 Board Advisory Committees 1180-2
committee for the purpose of
organizing. At said meeting, the chair
shall inform the committee of the area of its jurisdiction and the matters the
Board wishes the committee to consider in making its recommendations to the
Board. The committee shall meet as
frequently as it deems necessary to accomplish the mission assigned to it by
the Board. It shall be the
responsibility of the chair to report to the Board on the progress and activities
of the committee.
At the request of the committee or on the initiative of the
Superintendent, the Superintendent shall assign such school personnel to assist
the committee in its study as the situation warrants. The Superintendent shall exercise his/her discretion in providing
such personnel.
At the request of the committee or at the discretion of the
Superintendent, the Superintendent shall make available to the committee such
material as the situation warrants and as may be available at reasonable times
and at a reasonable cost.
At the request of the committee or upon the initiative of
the Board, limited financial assistance may be given to the committee. The Board may request committees to submit
budget requests to the Board for approval.
As directed by the Board or upon the initiative of the
committee, the committee shall make reports to the Board. The Board shall be furnished with the
minutes of each meeting of the committee within ten days following each such
meeting. All minutes of said committee
will be filed with the Secretary of the Board.
Each committee shall submit a report of its activities and
accomplishments to the Board at least once every three months.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Board, there is no longer
any need for an advisory committee created by the Board, the President shall
dissolve such committee. Each member of
the committee shall be notified of the President’s action. No committee shall exist longer than one
year unless re-appointed by the Board.
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Meeting Structure
The following is a recommended order of business which
should be followed by each Board appointed or authorized committee:
1. Call to
order;
2. Call the
roll (sometimes omitted);
3. Present the minutes of the previous meeting (most often sent
in advance); 4. State the purpose
for holding the meeting;
5. State briefly the program for the meeting;
6. Discuss and resolve agenda items as they appear;
7. Consider new business;
8. Adjourn the meeting.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a; 15.263; AG Opinion
#5183, #5183A, #5286
1185 Board-Superintendent Relations 1185
The Board, in all phases of District operations, will
endeavor to work through the Superintendent, who shall direct District
employees in regard to such operations unless mutually agreed upon between the
Board and the Superintendent. The Board
shall extend to the Superintendent responsibility for implementing Board policy
decisions.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a
1191 Attorney 1191
The Board shall appoint an attorney to advise and represent
the District. The appointment will be
for one year on a fee basis, with reappointment subject to a vote of the Board.
The duties of the
attorney or legal firm shall be as follows:
1. Upon request of the Board President or
Superintendent, attend the meetings of the Board and act as counselor;
2. Render a written opinion on a legal
question when requested by the Board;
3. Prepare or supervise the preparation of
all legal papers and documents which shall be executed by the Board officers;
or shall approve same before execution thereof by the officers;
4. Provide such opinions or other legal
information to the Superintendent which may be necessary for the immediate or
long-range conduct of the District;
5. Represent the District as specifically
designated by the Board in litigation to which the District may be a party or
in which it is interested;
6. Shall, upon request, represent the Board
in the purchase or sale of any real estate;
7. Attend to and act on any matters the Board
refers to him/her for supervision, adjustment, and/or disposal;
8. Prepare all questions to be placed upon
the ballot for regular or special elections;
9. Periodically provide progress reports to
the Board on legal matters referred;
10. Perform such other services as requested by
the Board.
Compensation for duties and services shall be agreed to by
the attorney and the Board in the retention agreement which shall set forth the
annual retainer and supplemental charges.
The President or Superintendent is authorized to contact the
attorney on legal matters concerning the District.
1191 Attorney 1191-2
The Board’s legal counsel shall not provide personal legal
assistance to individual Board members, the Superintendent, or members of the
staff unless specifically authorized by the Board.
In any dispute or potential divergence of interests between
the Board and Superintendent, the Superintendent shall not utilize the
District’s counsel to represent his/her interest.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a
1250 Board Remembrances 1250
The Board authorizes the Superintendent to provide suitable
remembrances on behalf of the Board or the District in situations or circumstances
deemed necessary by either the Board President or the Superintendent.
In the case of death or serious illness involving a Board
member or staff member, or student, or a member of such person’s immediate
family, the Superintendent may provide a suitable remembrance on behalf of the
Board or District.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
1260 Board Recognitions 1260
The Board supports a recognition program for staff,
students, community members, Board members and others who have demonstrated
extraordinary service, achievements and accomplishments on behalf of the
District.
The Superintendent and Board President shall be responsible
for developing a recognition program for the District.
Board Member Recognition
A certificate of service shall be presented to each Board
member who completes at least four years of service on behalf of the District.
The Board may give appropriate recognition to those members
whose service extends for a period of ten or more years by passing a resolution
recognizing the Board member’s service or by other appropriate means as
determined by the Board.
Staff Recognitions
The Board may provide appropriate recognition for staff
members who have completed ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five and thirty-five
years of service to the District.
Staff Retirements
Retiring staff members who have completed at least fifteen
years of service to the District shall receive appropriate recognition by the
Board. The Superintendent shall inform
the Board at the beginning of each school year of potential retirees eligible
for recognition.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL REF: MCL
380.11a
1300 Meetings 1300
Organizational
The organizational meeting of the Board shall be held in
July.
Regular
The regular monthly meeting(s) of the Board shall be
determined by Board resolution at the annual organizational meeting. A notice of the regular meeting schedule
shall be posted at the entrance to the Principal office of the Board and the
District within ten days after the organizational meeting.
The schedule of regular meetings or the regular meeting date
may be changed by the Board as provided in current law. Notice of a change in a regular meeting
date, time and place shall be posted for enlightenment at least eighteen hours
prior to the meeting.
Special Meetings
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the President
of the Board or by two Board members by providing the other Board members a
written notice of the date, time, and place of the special meeting.
The notice may be served by delivering the notice to the
Board member personally, or by leaving the notice at each member’s residence
with a person of the household at least 24 hours before the meeting is to take
place. The notice also may be served by
mail addressed to the member at the member’s address on file in the District
office, at least 72 hours before the meeting is to take place. Service of the notice may be by a Board
member or an employee of the District.
Emergency Meetings
The Board may meet in emergency session in the event of
severe and imminent threat to the health, safety or welfare of the public, when
two-thirds of the members elected to and serving on the Board decide that delay
would be detrimental to the efforts to lessen or respond to the threat.
1300 Meetings 1300-2
Information/Work/Study Sessions
Information/work or study sessions of the Board shall be
held as called by the President. Such
sessions shall be open to the public and properly posted as Board
meetings. No action by the Board shall
be taken at such meetings.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 15.261-275; 380.613; 380.1031;
380.1201
1320 Agenda 1320
The Superintendent shall distribute to each Board member
prior to each meeting appropriate material and written matter concerning items
on the agenda, which then shall be referred to as the annotated agenda.
The Board agenda shall be compiled by the President in
cooperation with the Superintendent and shall include a period of time when the
public may speak to the Board. Other
Board members may request items to be placed on the agenda except at special
meetings of the Board.
A request by the public to place an item on the Board agenda
must be made to the Superintendent or President at least ten days in advance of
the meeting at which it is desired to have the item discussed. The request should include a brief statement
of the matter to be brought before the Board along with any background
information available which may be provided to the Board in advance of the
meeting.
The Superintendent in consultation with the President shall
determine whether or not the matter is an appropriate agenda item for that
meeting or a future meeting. The
Superintendent shall notify the person making the request whether or not the
item will be placed on the agenda. If
the item is placed on the agenda, the person making the request shall be
allowed a reasonable amount of time to present or discuss the issue.
Items not placed on the agenda upon the request of a member
or the public may be added to the agenda by a majority vote of the members
elected to and serving on the Board if the item is an action item. Generally, it shall be the Board’s policy to
add items for action only in critical or urgent situations. Discussion items may be added by a majority
vote of those members elected to and serving on the Board.
The annotated agenda shall be sent to all Board members at
least three calendar days prior to any regular Board meeting. The annotated agenda may include the
following information; however, other items and reports may be added as the
need arises:
1320 Agenda 1320-2
minutes of the last meeting;
Superintendent’s recommendations; and monthly reports to the Board; financial
reports; important correspondence; bids specifications; attendance center
reports; requests for hearing and other such information.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL REF: MCL 380.11a
1320-R Agenda
1320-R
The agenda format or order of business shall be determined
at the annual organizational meeting.
The order of business at a regular meeting of the Board
shall be:
A. Call to Order
Date
of Meeting (MCL 15.269(1))
Place
of Meeting (MCL 15.269(1))
Type
of Meeting (MCL 15.261 et seq.)
(Regular
Meeting, Special Meeting, or Emergency Meeting)
B. Roll Call
Members
Present (MCL 15.269(1))
Members
Absent (MCL 15.269(1))
Others
Present
C.
Recognition
of guests
Public Participation (15
Minutes)
D. Approval
of the minutes
E. Presentation of the Treasurer’s report
F Presentation
of Claims
Expenditure
Authorization
Other
G. Administrative Reports
H. Old
Business
I. New
Business
J. Public Participation (15 Minutes)
K. Closed
Session (MCL 15.281 et seq.)
T. Next
Regular or Special Meeting
U. Adjournment
The above order of business may be
changed by majority vote of the Board at any Board meeting.
1330 Rules of Order 1330
Meetings of the Board shall be governed by Robert’s Rules of Order, Revised, except
in cases of conflict with law or Board bylaws.
Re-Opening an Issue
An issue that has been officially acted upon may be placed
on the agenda for reconsideration by any Board member who wishes to submit new
information which he/she believes may develop a different decision. After review of the information, a motion to
reconsider can be made only by a member of the prevailing side. An affirmative vote of at least four Board
members will place the original motion on the table for reconsideration.
Quorum
A majority of the members elected to and serving on the
Board shall constitute a quorum. A new
call for meeting shall be issued if a quorum fails to appear within thirty
minutes after the time specified for the meeting.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.1201; AG Opinions
1350 Voting Method 1350
The Board shall take action by way of motions. No motion may be acted upon until it has
been duly supported or seconded by a member of the Board. The vote on all motions shall be by “yes”
and “no” and will be taken by a show of hands or a roll call vote. Following each vote, the President shall
announce that the motion passed or failed, and if not a unanimous vote, shall
announce the number voting “yes” and the number voting “no.” Each Board member may have the privilege of
explaining for the record any vote, be it affirmative or negative at the
discretion of the President.
Approved:
February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
1355 Conflict of Interest 1355
Before voting on any contract, each Board member shall
determine whether he or she has a direct or indirect personal interest in the
contract. If a personal interest
exists, the Board member shall disclose the conflict of interest and shall
abstain from voting on the contract.
The minutes must record his/her abstention.
If the Board member will benefit financially from the
contract by $250 or more, or by 5% or more of the public cost of the contract,
he/she shall disclose his or her interest to the Board in the following
manners, unless the contract is for emergency repairs or services:
(A) If the benefit of the contract to the Board
member is $5,000 or more, the Board member shall disclose his/her interest at a
school Board meeting. The Board shall
not vote on the contract at the meeting where this disclosure is made, but
shall schedule another meeting for the vote.
The Board shall wait at least 7 days following the meeting at which the
conflict is disclosed before voting on the contract.
(B) If the benefit from the contract to the
Board member is at least $250 or 5% or more of the contract cost, but not more
than $5,000, the Board member shall make a written disclosure to the President
of the Board at least 7 days before the meeting at which a vote will be taken
on the contract (this disclosure must be made public in the same manner that
public notice is given for the Board meeting); or as an alternative, the Board
member may choose to disclose the benefit at a school Board meeting in the same
manner as required in paragraph “A.”
In both cases, the disclosure shall become a matter of
record in the minutes. The minutes must
also show: (1) the name of each party involved in the contract; (2) the terms
of the contract (duration, financial consideration, facilities or services of
the school District included in the contract, and nature and degree of
assignment of District employees for fulfilling the contract); and (3) the
nature of any pecuniary interest.
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The motion to approve the contract must then pass by a 2/3
vote of the Board members elected to and serving on the Board without the vote
of the abstaining member.
If the amount of the direct benefit to the Board member is
less than $250 and less than 5% of the public cost of the contract, the Board
member shall file a sworn affidavit with the Board stating so. In this instance, or if the contract
involved is for emergency repairs or services, the Board member shall as a
minimum disclose the conflict of interest at the meeting at which the matter is
to be voted on.
Nepotism
No member of the immediate family of any Board member will
be employed in any continuing capacity by the school system. This will not be construed as necessitating
the resignation of any employee should a member of his/her immediate family be
elected to the Board.
Approved:
February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 388.1769b; Public Act 145 of 1997
1360 Minutes 1360
The Secretary or temporary Secretary of the Board shall be
responsible for keeping the minutes or to see that minutes of every meeting of
the Board are kept. A recording
Secretary, not a member of the Board, may be appointed by the Board and shall
attend all meetings and record all actions of the Board. Such minutes shall be reviewed and signed by
the Secretary of the Board or acting Secretary. The minutes shall include the date, time, place, members present,
members absent, all motions made at open meetings and action taken thereon, the
purpose(s) for which closed sessions are called, all votes taken, a reference
to reports presented, a record of those speaking at the public comment session
and the topic on which they spoke, and items discussed when no action is
taken. The minutes shall not usually
contain comments from Board members.
Copies of proposed minutes of an open meeting shall be
provided upon request to members of the public within eight business days of
the meeting and copies of approved minutes within five business days of the
meeting at which they were approved.
Minutes shall be presented for approval at the next meeting of the Board
and copies shall be sent to all Board members prior to said meeting.
Minutes of closed meetings shall not be made public except
as specified by current law.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a; 380.1201; 380.1202;
15.269; AG Opinion #6353
1370 Public Participation 1370
At each meeting of the Board, the President or the presiding
Board officer shall welcome all visitors to the Board meeting.
The Board President shall, at the appropriate times, ask
those members of the public attending the Board meeting if any of them have
something to bring to the attention of the Board. All those wishing to address the Board shall be subject to the
following procedural regulations:
a. The public participation portions of the
meeting shall be limited to 15 minutes each for a total of one-half hour of
public participation. An exception can
be made so that no one’s right to address the Board will be denied.
b. Each person shall be allowed to speak for
up to five minutes, except where the number of speakers exceeds the time
limit. In those instances, the Board
President may either reduce the five-minute limit to a three-minute limit for
each speaker or the Board may waive the one-half hour time limit and establish
a longer time period.
c. Each person wishing to address the Board
may identify themselves by name and address.
If the person is representing an organization or group, the person
should indicate whether the comments or presentation represents the official
view of the organization or group.
d. If a delegation is present to address the
Board, the delegation may select up to five representatives to speak on its
behalf, for a total of not more than 15 minutes.
e. All written statements should be given to
the Board Secretary so that copies may be made available to all Board
members. All written statements and
documents presented to the Board by an individual or group during the meeting
are considered public documents.
f. Individuals addressing the Board should
take into consideration the rules of common courtesy. The public participation portion of the meeting cannot be used
1370 Public Participation 1370-2
to make personal attacks against a
Board member or District employee which are totally unrelated to the manner in
which the Board member or employee performs his/her duties. If the comments constitute a complaint
against a Board member or employee, the Board member or employee has a right to
request a closed hearing.
g. Board members may question speakers, but
are not obligated to answer questions or make statements or commitments in
response to issues raised by the public.
In general, such issues will be referred to the Superintendent for
investigation, study, and recommendation or designated as future agenda items
for Board consideration.
The rules for public participation in meetings shall be
posted at the Superintendent’s office and at the school building room where the
meeting is held. The rules for public
participation shall also be published annually in the local press and/or the
school newsletter.
Handling of Complaints (Cf. 9450)
To avoid violations of employees’ legal rights and assure
compliance with collective bargaining agreements, speakers are urged to present
complaints about a specific employee through proper channels established under
Board policy before requesting Board consideration.
Persons who register complaints with individual members of
the Board about a teacher shall be directed to confer with individual building
Principals. If the building Principal
is unsuccessful in resolving the problem, the complaint shall be directed to
the Superintendent.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a; 380.1808; 15.263(1);
15.268
1410 Closed Sessions 1410
The Board may meet in closed session as provided for under
current law. The minutes of any closed
session shall be kept separate from the minutes of the regular or special meeting
and shall not be a matter of public record except as provided for under current
law. The minutes shall include the
time, date, and place of meeting, members present and members absent; the
purpose or purposes for which the closed session is called; and an indication
that only matters for which the meeting was called were discussed.
Any Board action taken as a result of a closed session shall
be taken in a public meeting and recorded as such.
The Board shall conduct closed sessions only as provided by
current law.
Approved: February 13, 2002
LEGAL
REF: MCL 15.268
NOTE
A public body may meet in closed session only for the following
purposes: (a) To consider the dismissal, suspension, or disciplining of, or to
hear complaints or charges brought against, or to consider a periodic personnel
evaluation of, a public officer, employee, staff member, or individual agent,
if the named person requests a closed hearing; (b) To consider the dismissal,
suspension, or disciplining of a student and if the student’s parent or
guardian request a closed hearing; (c) For strategy and negotiations sessions
if either party requests a closed hearing; (d) To consider the purchase or
lease of real property; (e) To consult with its attorney regarding trial or
settlement strategy in connection with specific pending litigation; (f) To
review the specific contents of an application for employment or appointment to
a public office if the candidate requests that the application remain
confidential; and (g) To consider material exempt from discussion by state or
federal statute.
1510 Bylaw and Policy Development and Review
System 1510
The Superintendent, as the need arises, shall advise the
Board when he/she is of the opinion that a bylaw or policy should be changed or
supplemented and present to the Board the reasons therefor.
The Board shall devote one or more regular monthly meetings
each year, preferably between June and August, to review the effectiveness and
adequacy of established policies and to consider deletions, additions, or
revisions.
Draft Writer
The Superintendent shall draft all recommended policy
changes. New bylaws proposals and
recommendations for changes shall be drafted by the Superintendent in
conjunction with the Board President.
Attorney Involvement
Bylaws, policies and rules of the Board may be submitted to
the Board’s attorney to determine the legality of said bylaws and policies and
rules before they are submitted to the Board for final approval.
The opinion of the attorney shall be made available to all Board
members and Superintendent.
Staff Involvement
In formulating policy recommendations to be made to the
Board, the Superintendent may involve members of the staff in the formulation
of such policy.
The Superintendent may solicit recommendations from the
staff in regard to the workability of present policies, needs for change and
new policies. The Superintendent, in
formulating recommendations to the Board, shall consider the recommendations
made to him/her by the staff.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL REF: MCL 380.11a
1550 Bylaw
and Policy Adoption 1550
The Board shall adopt new bylaws and
policies and delete or modify existing bylaws and policies as the need
arises. All rules and regulations found
in handbooks for students, teachers or other employees and supplements may be
reviewed by the Board for compliance with Board policy.
Adoption and/or amendments to bylaws,
policies, rules and regulations of the Board shall be made after two readings
by the Board. However, the bylaws,
policies, rules and regulations of the Board may be amended at any regular,
special or adjourned meeting of the Board by a majority vote of the members
elected to and serving on the Board.
A recommendation by an individual or
group of citizens to adopt or amend any bylaw, policy or rule may be submitted
at any time to the Superintendent or Board President. The Board may consider such requests at the next regular Board
meeting. Final action on any such
recommendation may take place at the next regular meeting of the Board unless
an emergency is declared whereby final action may be taken immediately.
Policy Dissemination
The Superintendent shall be responsible
for devising a procedure to ensure that those persons having copies of the
Board policy manual receive changes in Board bylaws and policy and the policies
which have been amended or deleted are removed from such policy manuals. Every attendance center shall have a current
copy of the policy manual which shall be kept in the office of the Principal or
the Superintendent. A copy of the Board
policy manual shall also be kept in the central business office.
Each Board member shall be furnished a
copy of the policy manual, and the Superintendent may also designate which
administrators shall be furnished with copies of said policy manual.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL REF: MCL 380.11a
1570 Review of Administrative Regulations 1570
All rules/regulations or procedures developed pursuant to
the Board’s policies shall conform to the intent of the policies. The Board gives the Superintendent authority
to develop and implement all necessary rules/regulations or procedures
authorized by Board policy or state statute.
All rules/regulations or procedures shall be published in the
appropriate staff and student handbooks.
The Superintendent shall seek the advice and consent of the
Board of any rules/regulations or procedures developed to implement Board
policy which are of a controversial nature.
Rules/regulations or procedures may be issued directly by
the Superintendent without adoption of Board policy.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL REF: MCL 380.11a
1575 Administration in Absence of Policy 1575
When action must be taken and no guidelines have been
provided for administrative action, the Superintendent shall have the power to
act. Such decisions shall be subject to
review by the Board at its next regular meeting. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to notify the Board of
such action and to advise the Board for needed policy.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL REF: MCL 380.11a
1580 Suspension of Bylaws and Policies 1580
The Board’s bylaws and policies shall be subject to
suspension upon a majority vote of the members elected to and serving on the
Board.
Approved: February 13, 2002
LEGAL REF: MCL 380.11a
1600 Board Records 1600
The Board shall keep such Board records as shall be
necessary for the understanding of their actions. In addition to those records required to be kept by law, the
Superintendent shall be responsible for the designing and keeping of such other
records as are necessary for the efficient operation of the District.
The Board recognizes the need for its records to be stored
as a blend of printed, bound and electronically recorded (i.e., audio tape,
video tape, micro-fiche, computer disk) material. The securing, cataloging and storing of all records shall be the
responsibility of the Secretary, with assistance from the Superintendent.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a; 380.1204(a)
1650 Board Memberships 1650
The Board, annually, shall consider memberships in the
County School Boards Association and the Michigan Association of School
Boards. Through membership in MASB, the
Board is an indirect member of the National School Boards Association. The Board and its members shall actively
participate in the activities of these organizations insofar as possible.
The Board has authorized membership in the MASB Legal Trust
Fund and shall annually consider continued membership in said fund by approving
payment of annual dues as determined by the MASB Board of Directors.
When recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the
Board, the Board may maintain memberships in other educational associations or
organizations through which the District may derive benefits.
Dues and membership fees to local, state and national
educational organizations shall be budgeted for and provided by the Board. Materials and other benefits of
institutional memberships shall be distributed and used to the best advantage
of the District.
Liaison with School Boards Associations
The Board annually shall appoint one of its members to serve
as liaison to the Michigan Association of School Boards. It shall be the responsibility and duty of
the liaison member to keep the Board informed of MASB activities and call
attention to Board actions which might be appropriate in relationship or
support of those activities. A report
from the liaison representative shall be an agenda item for each regular
monthly meeting.
Approved: February 13, 2002
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a
1700 Board Member Ethics and Responsibilities 1700
Board members shall:
·
Attend all
scheduled Board meetings insofar as possible and become informed concerning the
issues to be discussed at Board meetings;
·
Make policy
only after full discussion of the issues at publicly held Board meetings;
·
Encourage
the free expression of opinion by all Board members, and seek systematic
communications between the Board, students, staff, and all elements of the community;
·
Work with
other Board members to establish effective policy and to delegate authority for
the administration of the schools to the Superintendent;
·
Communicate
to other Board members and the Superintendent public reaction to Board policy
and District programs;
·
Become
informed about current educational issues by individual study and through
participation in programs providing needed information, such as those sponsored
by the state and national school Boards associations;
·
Support the
employment of those persons best qualified to serve as District staff and
insist on a regular impartial evaluation of all staff;
·
Avoid being
placed in a position of conflict of interest and refrain from using the Board
position for personal or partisan gain; and
·
Take no action
that will compromise the Board or the District’s staff and respect the
confidentiality of information that is privileged under applicable law.
Board Member Responsibilities
The Board shall transact all business at legally called and
noticed meetings. No Board member shall
have the power to act in the name of the Board outside Board
1700 Board Member Ethics and Responsibilities 1700-2
meetings unless that person has been
specifically designated to do so by official Board action.
The Board shall make the staff and citizens aware that only
the Board, not individual members, has the right to take official action for
the District. Board members may be
contacted for discussion of District business or for complaints. The Board member may listen, but shall not
make a commitment on behalf of the Board.
The individual Board member does not and cannot speak for the Board or
the Superintendent.
If a specific complaint needs attention, the Board member
shall explain to District’s chain of command for handling complaints or refer
the complainant to the Superintendent.
The Board member also shall inform the complainant the process for
bringing items to the Board through the Board’s agenda or through the public
participation portion of the Board meeting.
Approved: February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a; AG Opinion #5286
1730 Board Legislative Program 1730
The Board shall keep itself informed of pending legislation
and actively communicate its concerns and make its position known to elected
representatives at both the state and national level.
The Board will work with its legislative representatives,
with the state school Boards association, the National School Boards
Association, and other concerned groups in developing an annual, as well as
long-range, legislative program.
The Board annually shall designate a person - who may or may
not be a member of the Board - to serve as its legislative representative. This person shall be authorized to speak on
the Board’s behalf with respect to legislation being considered by the state
legislature or the United States Congress or their representative
committees. In all dealings with
individual elected representatives, the legislature, or Congress, the Board’s
representative will be guided by the official positions taken by the Board.
Legislative Representative
A legislative representative shall serve as the Board’s
liaison with the state school Boards association. This representative shall attend state school Boards association
meetings and convey local views and concerns to that body and participating in
the formulation of state legislative programs.
The legislative representative shall monitor proposed school legislation
and inform the Board of the issues.
Purpose
To establish the procedure by which legislative matters will
be handled.
Recommended Legislation
All requests for proposed legislation will be directed to
the Board’s designated representative.
The request will then be reviewed to determine if it is to be included
as a part of the District’s legislative package.
The Board will finalize the complete legislative package.
1730 Board Legislative Program 1730-2
When legislative items are introduced that are not directly
related to the adopted goals, the Superintendent and designated representative
will confer with the Board prior to taking a position on such items. If time does not permit discussion with the
Board, the President and/or Vice-President will be contacted. If they are not available, two Board members
will be contacted.
Legislative Presentations
Oral and written presentations made in behalf of the
District must receive prior approval of the Board.
The following are guidelines for presenters:
All oral presentations should be brief and to-the-point.
A copy of the presentation should be typed.
·
One copy to
the Superintendent;
·
One copy to
each Board member; and
·
One copy
for each committee member.
The Board’s designated representative will notify the
Superintendent and Board President of the time and place of the hearing when
presentations are made.
Approved:
February 13, 2002
Reviewed:
LEGAL
REF: MCL 380.11a
1750 Board Self-Assessment/Evaluation 1750
The primary purpose for Board self-assessment/evaluation is
for the improvement of Board member leadership. In evaluating the Board’s functions and roles, the Board may
focus attention to the following:
1. The Board shall assess the needs of the
District’s students, establish priorities, and allocate the personnel and
financial resources to meet the student’s needs;
2. The Board shall know the standards against
which they will evaluate themselves and be involved in the development of those
standards;
3. Evaluation shall be at a scheduled time
and place with no other items on the agenda;
4. The evaluation should be a composite of
the individual Board members’ opinions;
5. The evaluation should include a discussion
of strengths and weaknesses; and
6. The Board should be free to comment on any
area related to its function of directing the District.
The Board and Superintendent may cooperatively develop an evaluation
plan that annually evaluates the various aspects of the Board’s functions,
duties, and roles.
Approved: February 13, 2002
LEGAL REF: MCL 380.11a