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Policy rewrite
- The complete rewrite process for colleges, education service districts, school districts or charter schools usually takes 9-12 meetings with the board, college president or superintendent and others.
- These 2-4 hour work sessions are generally held monthly.
- The process encourages discussions, consensus building and clarification of policy and related issues, resulting in a complete, up-to-date policy manual.
Policy drafts are customized; existing language will be used when possible. The policy manual is divided into nine sections:
- Section A/B - Board Governance
- Section C - Administration
- Section D - Fiscal Management
- Section E - Support Services
- Section F - Facilities
- Section G - Personnel
- Section I - Instruction
- Section J - Students
- Section K/L - Community Relations
(OSBA requires all rewrite project participants to convert to a letter coding system.)
Using analysis information, policy drafts are written by section. These drafts are then sent to the district prior to the scheduled meetings to allow time for board members/administrators to review drafts.
An OSBA policy specialist facilitates each work session, highlighting any requirements of laws or rules, discussing possible options and answering questions as each policy is customized.
The cost of a rewrite is based on organization size, less the amount paid for an analysis, if one was done within the previous year.
We encourage districts to consider our online and manual maintenance services following a rewrite to keep their policies current and up to date.
Another option for your district to document the current status and needs of your existing policy manual.
Price information
Contact OSBA staff to inquire about pricing.