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About OSBA's policy services

Establishing and maintaining effective, clearly-written policy is a board's foremost responsibility.

Good policy is essential to good management. Board policies serve as a guide to staff as they develop administrative regulations. Policies are also important tools in the decision-making process.

We help you develop and maintain good Board policy manuals

Supporting board policy development is a primary mission of OSBA. Our services include comprehensive policy drafting and maintenance that meet legal requirements and your specific needs.

Policy review and revision   - OSBA policy experts can review policies for compliance with state and federal regulations, consistency and ease of use. We recommend changes, customize language and provide sample policies. We work with you to analyze your policies, reach consensus on revisions and produce manuals that are well-organized, clear and concise. We can provide policy training to teach your team how to develop, maintain and revise policies.

Online policy manual  - OSBA can create and maintain an online policy manual for access to you and the community, that is instantly accessible and key-word searchable, so that everyone can find what they need, when they need it. 

Policy updates with online access  - Policy Update, a quarterly subscription, brings you policy issue reviews and policy samples so you can quickly update, revise or draft your own policies.

Policy Plus - Continue your current Policy Update, manual maintenance or online policy manual, pay a monthly fee and have the option of a desk rewrite at the end of four years.

Small-district package  - If you have fewer than 300 students, we offer a special package of sample policies, a subscription to Policy Update, an on-site workshop and phone consultation with policy specialists.

Charter schools  - We have expanded policy services to include charter schools. Contact us to learn how we can help.

Price information

Contact OSBA staff to inquire about pricing.