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Online Policy Manual
The Way of the Future
Lighten your load with instant, current and “searchable” access to board policies!

The Internet has revolutionized how we access and use information - and policy manuals are no exception.
  • OSBA’s new online policy service gives school districts, ESDs and community colleges the instant, current and “searchable” access they need to board policies.
  • Save your staff countless hours in copying and distributing new or revised policies.
  • Give your public the information they need, at their fingertips.

With one centrally located Board Policy Manual that’s updated electronically, all district administrators and staff have instant access to current board policies.

The Benefits:
Blue Button (.gif) Instantly available to staff, public
Blue Button (.gif) Easy to use
Blue Button (.gif) Searchable
Blue Button (.gif) Current, reliable
Blue Button (.gif) Saves time, resources
Blue Button (.gif) Links to Oregon Revised Statutes
Blue Button (.gif) Links to Oregon Administrative Rules

All you need is access
To use OSBA’s Online Policy Manual service, all you need is Internet access. The only software needed is free - Adobe Acrobat Reader.

To find out more:
Contact our Policy Services staff to determine which option is best for you at 800-578-6722.

Check out our Feature Comparison Chart to learn more about the differences between the online policy manual options.


Online Policy Manual

See for yourself how easy it is: Visit the Online Policy Manual site where you can preview a Online Policy Demo for an imaginary school district.

OSBA helps create the best policy format available by hosting your policy manual on our Web server and making it available to your staff and community. Benefits:

  • Hyperlinks to ORSs and OARs [Sample link: ORS 192.610 to 192.690]
  • OSBA’s quarterly Policy Update subscription
  • OSBA’s policy maintenance service (OSBA will maintain the district’s policy manual to include updating any policies changed by board action.)
  • The online policy manual is instantly available to your staff and community.

Cost:

  • $1,500 to $3,500 formatting fee (depending on the condition of your electronic policy manual)
  • $500 one-time Web setup fee
  • $995 Annual subscription fee which covers:

Hosted Districts:

Over 25 school districts, ESDs and community colleges subscribe to OSBA's Online Policy Manual Service. See who's subscribing and see how well their online policy manual works.


A few comments from online policy customers:
Blue Button (.gif) "It's assuring to know our policies are always current now and that you can look them up anytime, anywhere. We send our changes to OSBA and within two weeks, they're posted online." 
Bill Jones, Eagle Point School District
   
Blue Button (.gif) "We've gone from maintaining 35 hard copies to eight and I've heard nothing but good comments from staff on how easy it is to look up policies. I also love the ease of cutting and pasting policy text into other documents such as handbooks and manuals." 
Barbara McBurnett, Lane ESD
   
Blue Button (.gif) "This is a huge time and money saver. I used to update 75 policy books at $35 each. Now we keep only one hard copy per school. The search feature is great. When our board changed a fee schedule, I needed to research which policies were affected. I conducted a quick search and five policies popped up!" 
Lyn Cook, Gresham-Barlow School District
   
  See for yourself how easy it is to use: Visit the Policy Online Demo

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