Code No. 900.1
School District - Community Relations
School Board and Community Relations
The board recognizes the need of a communications program to provide effective two-way communications between the school district and the community. The school district’s communications program shall strive to meet the following goals.
To keep the citizens and school district personnel informedthrough a regular flow of information about the school district and its programs;
To encourage and organize the interchange of ideas between the school district and the community by developing and implementing techniques for community involvement in the school district and for school district involvement in the community; and
To assess public knowledge, attitudes and concerns on a regular basis.
It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to establish and maintain an on-going communications program with school district personnel and the community. The superintendent shall make a recommendation to the board annually for changes in the communications program.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code Chapters 22, 279.8, 280.12 (2003).
281 Iowa Admin. Code 4.3(3) (new standards).
1988 Op. Att’y Gen. 87-3-6.
Cross Reference: 200 Series School Board Relationships
300 Series Administration Relationships
400 Series General Personnel and Outside Relationships
900 Series Public Participation in the School District
Approved: May 8, 1989
Reviewed: December 16, 2013
Revised: