A. Generally
The superintendent shall establish and maintain an orderly plan for preserving and making accessible the policies adopted by the board and the administrative rules and regulations. Accessibility shall extend to members of the board, to all employees of the school system, and to persons in the county.
The superintendent shall issue such administrative bulletins, circulars, manuals or booklets of instruction as he deems necessary for the effective administration of the schools. The provisions of these materials must be consistent with officially adopted policies of the school board and shall be binding on all employees.
B. Advisory Councils and Committees
The superintendent, in cooperation with the staff, shall have the authority to organize councils, and/or committees in order to provide an orderly channel through which all school employees may communicate their views to the school board. This responsibility includes devising arrangements for the representation of staff members and other employees and for regular meetings of advisory councils and/or committees.
School board members are elected to represent the interests of the public in the management of the public schools. In order to carry out this task, it is essential that board members keep in touch with public opinion and at the same time present the schools' needs to the public. Advisory committees of local citizens can contribute to this two-way flow of information. The Preston County Board of Education shall from time to time utilize Citizen Advisory Committees to assist in the development of educational policies and programs; to seek solutions to specific problems confronting the schools such as consolidation, building programs and district evaluation; to enlist public support for action programs to alleviate these needs; and to provide for an interchange of ideas and points of view between school officials and members of the community. Members of citizens advisory committees shall be recommended by the superintendent and appointed by a majority vote of the full membership of the Board of Education meeting in official session. The committee shall terminate upon completing on their assigned task unless extended by vote of the board.
The utilization of advisory committees shall be consistent with the three principles adopted by the NSBA Delegate Assembly: (1) Citizen groups should be broadly representative; (2) recommendations should be based on research and facts; (3) recommendations should be submitted to school boards which alone have the authority to act upon them.
Adopted: 1-24-83