Board Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at
6:00 p.m.
Vallivue School District Office, 5207 S. Montana Avenue,
Caldwell
It is the purpose of this page to show you how your Board of Trustees
is structured and how it operates. Popular control of public education
is one of the cornerstones of a free society. The people exercise that
control through their Board of Trustees. So that you may take an active
part in its deliberations and operations, this brochure will explain how
you can bring matters of concern to the attention of the board. We hope
that this information will be just the starting point for your long
participation in district and school affairs.
Board Meetings: The Board of Trustees meets
regularly on the second Tuesday of each month in the boardroom at the
District Office, unless otherwise specified to meet at one of the school
buildings. In the case of a special meeting, public notice is made in
advance of the date and place, and is posted at the entry of the District
Office and at least two schools.
Board Meeting Protocol: Meetings of the Board
of Trustees follow a standard agenda. Following approval of minutes and
other items on the consent agenda, the board proceeds to other items of
business. This normally includes special reports, old business, new
business, policy review, and items of information. There is a sign-up
sheet available for visitors. If you wish to speak on any item on the
agenda, please note your comments on the sign-up sheet along with your
name.
Please note: The board's function is decision-making. It wants to
hear the sentiments of the public to assist in making those decisions,
but time spent answering routine questions subtracts deliberation time
from more important board business. Also, if a resident has a question
about the operation of the schools, he/she is encouraged to contact the
teacher or administrator closest to the situation. Experience has shown
that this is the best procedure. The questioner gets the response
he/she wants directly; the board is freed to consider other matters.
To Speak to an Item Not on the Agenda: Contact
either the board chair or the superintendent at least ten days prior to
the next regularly scheduled board meeting to request to be recognized.
Board Actions: The Board of Trustees has
complete and final control over local school matters subject only to
limitation imposed by federal or state law and applicable regulations
of the State Board of Education. To discharge these various responsibilities,
the board often calls on the consultative resources available in the
community and in the professional staffs of the schools.
Areas of board action include:
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exercising educational leadership and drafting policies for
the operation of the schools
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employing and evaluating the Superintendent of Schools
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authorizing the appointment of teachers and other staff members
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determining educational goals and objectives
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authorizing curriculum development and revision
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securing funding for school operational needs and building programs
and authorizing specific expenditures
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expressing and representing the views of the community in matters affecting education
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interpreting the educational program and needs to the community
Charges, Complaints or Challenges: At a public
meeting of the Board of Trustees, no person should orally initiate
personal charges or complaints against individual employees of the
district. Any charges, complaints or challenges should be registered
first with the appropriate building principal or district administrator.
The resolution of such action will be handled consistent with district
policy #205.3. All such charges, if presented to the board directly,
shall be referred to the superintendent for investigation and report.
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