BOARD POLICY MANUAL

Policy 2330 BOARD-DIRECTOR GENERAL RELATIONSHIP The Board of Directors believes that the formulation of policies is the most important function of a School Board and that the implementation of policies is the function of the Director General. Such delegation provides freedom for the Director General to manage the School within the Board’s policies and school statutes, and frees the Board to devote its time to policy making and evaluation.

The Board believes that open lines of communication are vitally important in a successful Board-Director General relationship and that the children of the School are best served by an atmosphere of harmony based on mutual trust and a clear understanding of policy making and administrative roles. The Board will support the Director General against any attempt to interfere with the execution of his/her administrative functions in complying with Board policies.

To foster that relationship, the Board and individual Board members will: 1. Strive to provide adequate policy support and safeguards for the Director General and other staff members so that they can discharge their educational functions on a thoroughly professional basis.

2. Delegate to the Director General full administrative authority for discharging all professional duties, and hold the Director General responsible for results in accordance with school statutes, policies and other Board approved school regulations.

3. Hold the Director General responsible for the overall operation of the School, and for keeping the Board informed about School operations and issues.

4. Include the Director General in all meetings of the Board, except those where there are discussions of the Director General’s performance review or his/her contract renewal/salary/benefits.

5. Refer all individual community complaints to the Director General for investigation and action, and refer personal criticism of any employee directly to the Director General.

The Board will resolve such matters only after all efforts to resolve them administratively have failed.

The Director General, in turn, is expected to: 1. Assist the Board in reaching sound judgments in establishing policies.

2. To place before the Board in a timely fashion all relevant facts, information, and reports necessary to keep the Board informed about situations or business at hand.

3. Maintain open communication with the Board in matters of employment, dismissal, or non-renewal of faculty contracts.

Adopted on August 17, 2001