Selmaville Community Consolidated School District No. 10 Board Policies

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The purpose of this field study was to develop a better understanding of the policies, rules and regulations of the Selmaville Community Consolidated School District No. 10. The Board of Education has authorized this revision of the District No. 10 School Board Policies. Educational policy making has long been regarded as the most important function of the Board of Education. Boards have come to recognize the need for committing their policies to writing and organizing them into a usable manual. With this in mind the Board of Education with the assistance of the administrative staff and faculty has up-dated the district policies in a written form. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Board Policies of Selmaville Community Consolidated School District No. 10 have not been revised and up-dated for eleven years. The district officially operated to a great extent from procedures as had been established by board directives which were recorded in the official board minutes. Official Operating Policy was also established by letter, directive, written or verbal memorandum, custom or tradition, to manage, operate and control, the procedures of the district. THE POLICYMAKING PROCESS The policy development process follows essentially a sequence of operations. Twelve stages have been identified in the sequence. … CONCLUSION The Selmaville Community Consolidated School District No. 10 Board Policies have been developed for the following purposes: To provide statements of general policy for governing the program of the school. To establish the framework within which the administration and other employees may exercise discretionary action. To build public confidence through evidence of the Board’s position on basic issues. To outline and summarize the various facets of the school’s operation. To facilitate orderly review of existing policies and provide an established basis for consideration of future proposals