Policy

Oregon’s Public Meetings Law (PML) changed due to House Bill 2805 (2023) which took effect January 1, 2024, administrative rules adopted by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC) effective October... Read More

Frequently Asked Questions: Changes to Oregon’s Public Meetings Law What are the major changes to Oregon’s Public Meetings Law (PML) in recent legislation? House Bill 2805 (2023): This bill, effective... Read More

During the 2023 Legislative Session, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2753 which allows school board members to receive stipends for their service on the board. The Oregon Government Ethics... 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

A great deal for members While OSBA policy services are based on ADM, the cost of comprehensive policy services can still reach several thousand dollars. This desk rewrite service will... Read More

Charter school policy service Public charter schools are unique and so are the board policy manuals. Let us help you prepare policies with training, meetings and document preparation. Our process... Read More

Policy analysis An analysis is a review and assessment of a board’s policy manual. On a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, policies and administrative regulations (procedures) are listed along with of the following... Read More

Good policy is essential to good management OSBA’s rewrite service will coordinate the board policy rewrite project from draft stage, through review, and finally to completion. Along the way OSBA staff... Read More