LAUREL SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT

 

Concepts and Roles in Administration;

Goals and Objectives      Policy #2000/2010

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It is of the utmost importance for the good of the children in this school that the Board of Education, Superintendent and Staff work in an atmosphere of mutual trust and good will.  In order to promote such effective cooperation, the following principles shall be adopted:

 

  1. The Board of Education shall establish such policies for the conduct and administration of the school as provided by law, and such other policies as they deem advisable.
  2. The Board of Education shall select a school Superintendent who shall be the head of the school system and be directly responsible to the Board of Education for the administration of the school.
  3. The Board of Education shall endeavor to give counsel and advice to the Superintendent regarding the administration of the school as it deems necessary or expedient.
  4. The Board of Education shall require of the Superintendent such periodic reports as the Board deems necessary to keep it properly advised on the administration of the school.  The Superintendent shall be frank, honest, concise and complete in his/her reports to the Board of Education.  Matters requiring Board action shall be presented by the Superintendent to the Board as a whole & not in a private way to individuals.
  5. The Board of Education reserves unto itself all of its legal responsibilities and the right to revise its policies.
  6. The Board of Education is the authority on any controversial issue which cannot be resolved through the regularly constituted administrative channels.
  7. The Board of Education and Superintendent shall have as the basic criterion for evaluating any issue its effect upon the welfare of the students.
  8. The Board of Education together with the Superintendent has a professional obligation to provide such leadership and render such service as will give dignity to the teaching profession and learning process.  It is their obligation and responsibility to work together for an increasingly effective program of education and if necessary to submerge personal ambition, prejudice and desires to that end.
  9. The Board of Education and Superintendent shall give substantial weight to constructive advice they receive from individuals and community groups interested in the welfare of the children and the school but shall use their own best judgment in arriving at decisions.

 

First Reading:   03/01

Adopted: 04/01

 

Legal References: N.J.S.A. 18A:7A-1 et al. Public School Education Act of 1975

                                  N.J.S.A. 18A:7F-1 et al. Comprehensive Education Improvement and Financing Act of 1996

                                  N.J.S.A. 18A:11-1 General mandatory powers and duties

                                  N.J.S.A. 18A:12-21 et seq. School Ethics Act

                                  N.J.A.C. 6:3-9.1 et seq. School Ethics Commission

                                  N.J.A.C. 6:8-1.1 et seq. Thorough and efficient system of free public schools