NEPN/NSBA Code: BDE

SCHOOL COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEES

The School Committee shall authorize the establishment of only such subcommittees from among its membership as it finds strictly necessary to study operations in specific areas and to make recommendations for School Committee action. The following rules will govern the appointment and function of such subcommittees.

A.  The subcommittee shall be established through action of the School Committee.

B.  The subcommittee members shall be appointed by the School Committee Chairperson.

C.  The subcommittee shall be provided with a list of its specific functions and duties.

D.  The subcommittee may make recommendations for School Committee action, but it may not act for the School Committee.

E.  The School Committee Chairperson and Superintendent shall be ex-officio members of all standing committees.

F.  All subcommittees shall be dissolved at the end of the School Committee’s year—at an annual organizational meeting—unless they are specifically re-appointed. They may be dissolved at any time by a vote of the School Committee.

G.  All subcommittee meetings shall be open to the public and subject to the Freedom of Access law.

Subcommittees shall be composed of less than a majority of the membership of the School Committee.

Legal Reference:           1 MRSA § 401 et seq.

Adopted: June 7, 2000

Reviewed: September 12, 2011

Reviewed: November 3, 2014

Reviewed: August 22, 2016

Reviewed: April 4, 2022