Policies and Procedures

Background

Board Policies are set by the School Board to establish legal requirements and define the parameters within which district programs should operate. Policies may also be aspirational and provide a vision or identify commitments. Policies go through a public reading and feedback/comment process before they are adopted or revised. Significant changes to policies require Board approval as does the adoption of new policies and the rescinding of policies that have become obsolete or redundant.

Administrative Procedures are the operational companion to policies and are developed by district administrators with program or department responsibility. Procedures provide the guidance necessary to implement policies and do not require Board approval. Information on the process of policy and procedure development can be found in Policy 0200 and procedure 0200P (Board Policy Revision, Review, Adoption and Maintenance Process).