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WHEREAS, school boards create a vision for what students should know and be able to do; WHEREAS, school boards establish clear standards for student performance; WHEREAS, school boards ensure that student... Read More

WHEREAS, public schools are the backbone of our democracy, providing young people with the tools they need to maintain our nation’s precious values of freedom, civility and equality; and WHEREAS,... Read More

WHEREAS, teachers mold future citizens through guidance and education; and WHEREAS, teachers encounter students of widely differing backgrounds; and WHEREAS, our country’s future depends upon providing quality education to all... Read More

National School Nurse Day is observed annually in May. The celebration is sponsored by the National Association of School Nurses which offers additional resources. Below is a sample resolution for school boards to... Read More

Classified Employee Appreciation Week is celebrated every year during the first full week of March. Here’s a sample resolution to proclaim this week in your school or district. Sample resolution... Read More

The Case for Board Professional Development When a board demonstrates commitment, it carves out space and time to learn together, it acknowledges the role of the board in improving student... Read More

What is an administrative regulation? Administrative regulations (AR) are detailed directions governing the operation of the school system and put policy into practice by describing how, where, when and by... Read More

Board policies are statements that set forth the purposes and prescribe in general terms the organization and program of a school system. The formulation and adoption of policies, recorded in... Read More

One regular board meeting should be held monthly at the district’s administrative headquarters or at the nearest practical location, with consideration given to persons with disabilities. Regular meetings are those meetings set... Read More

Resources for communicating in a crisis The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) provides resources for schools and administrators on using social media before, during and after school crises. The National... Read More

Fifteen intent kindergarten heads bent over their writing boards while teacher Stephanie DeVault led them through an early literacy lesson this week. If a student struggled or became distracted, teacher... Read More

Generally speaking a party is a social gathering* and not considered a meeting, and there certainly is a fine line between what constitutes a meeting and what does not.  Since... Read More

While these websites do present schools with a new way to raise additional money for educating students, any fundraising through these websites should follow established district policies and procedures. You... Read More

The answer is slightly different for K-12, ESD and community college boards. K-12 boardsSpecial meetings, including executive sessions, may be convened at least 24 hours before such a meeting is... Read More

Committees formed by and reporting to the board have to follow all of the same public meetings law requirements that the board itself has to follow. A committee should have... Read More

Oregon statutes recognize three kinds of meetings: regular, special and emergency meetings. A regular meeting is one on the calendar adopted in July at the annual organization meeting of the... Read More

In their role as elected board members fingerprinting and background checks are not required.  However, if individual board members wish to volunteer in the schools then they would be subject... Read More

If the meeting was advertised by the superintendent as a meeting for the superintendent to discuss and gather information from the community and the board members attended and participated only... Read More