Volunteer Expectations
As a new or continuing volunteer, you will have the support of NISD staff as you carry out your volunteerism across the district's numerous campuses.
Specific guidelines have been designed to protect both students and volunteers from harm while maximizing the impact of each volunteer. The guidelines are also designed to prevent the appearance of impropriety on the part of individual mentors, volunteers, students, and schools participating in volunteer programs. Acceptance of and adherence to these guidelines is mandatory to participate as a volunteer in Northwest ISD and we appreciate your cooperation as we strive to maintain a successful volunteer partnership.
Review each section on the following page to learn more about the Northwest ISD volunteer guidelines.
Policy Development
Policy development is a cooperative effort between the administration and the board within roles defined by law. Formulating policy recommendations is a task for administrators; policy adoption is a board activity. Texas Education Code 11.201 specifically charges the superintendent with preparing recommendations for policies to be adopted by the board of trustees and overseeing the implementation of adopted policies.
Northwest ISD works collaboratively with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) legal and policy division to ensure that local policy reflects the intent of the law.
TASB localized policy updates are received periodically following any revisions as a result of legislation. These updates are reviewed by the respective district administrator and submitted to the board for review and adoption.
Types of Policies
LEGAL
Policies compile federal law, state law, and court decisions, providing the statutory context in which all other policies should be read.
LOCAL
Policies reflect decisions made by your local school board.
REGULATION
Documents are directives to district employees from the superintendent's office.
EXHIBIT
Documents may contain forms, charts, and other kinds of supporting information.