2:240 E1 - PRESS Issue Updates

Actor Action

Superintendent Receives PRESS issue. Replaces current sample

policies in the Policy Reference Manual with

revised versions. Directs designated support staff

to copy memo (blue sheets), working sheets

(yellow sheets), and current district policy in those

areas, and distribute them to policy committee. In

the case of clean-up language (no content

change), directs designated support staff to make

changes to district policy manual on computer file.

Policy Committee (or Committee of the Whole) Meets and considers recommended updates.

Decides which changes require Board discussion

and which do not (consent agenda items.) Policies

recommended for revision are submitted to the

district’s legal counsel for review.

Superintendent Directs designated support staff to include copies

of recommended changes and copies of the blue

memo sheets from PRESS in the monthly Board

packets.

Policy Committee (or Committee of the Whole) Presents changes to the Board at a regularly

scheduled meeting.

Full Board Discusses changes which require discussion and

announces first reading of the policy updates. All

interested parties, the Board, staff, parents,

students, and community members have a month

to consider the recommended changes. At the

next regular meeting, votes to revise existing

policy, delete existing policy, or add new policy per

the committee’s recommendation.

Superintendent May need to change existing administrative

procedures or create new ones to implement

policy changes.

Superintendent Directs designated support staff to update district

policy manual on computer file, add revision date

or adoption date for new policies, make copies of

new policy for each manual copy, prepare update

sheet with return form, and send packet to those

responsible for keeping a manual updated.

Persons responsible for keeping copies of manual

updated

Follow the directions on the update sheet – adding

the new, replacing the revised, and removing any

deleted policies. Date, sign, and send the return

forms to the support staff designated to receive

them.

Superintendent Directs designated support staff to follow up on

any return forms not received within a set time

frame (e.g., 2 weeks).

DATED: May 20, 2002