200.04 - Responsibilities of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is authorized to govern the school district which it oversees.  As the governing board of the school district, the board has three (3) duties to perform: legislative duty, executive duty and its evaluative duty.

As a representative of the citizens of the district community, the Board is responsible for legislating policy for the school district.  As a policymaking body, the Board has jurisdiction to enact policy with the force and effect of law for the management and operation of the school district.

It is the responsibility of the Board, under the Board’s executive duty, to select its executive officer, the superintendent, to operate the school district on the Board’s behalf.  The Board shall delegate to the superintendent its authority to carry out board policy, to formulate and carry out all rules and regulations and to handle the administrative details in a manner which supports board policies.

The Board has a responsibility to review the educational program’s performance under its evaluative duty.  The Board shall review the educational program and ancillary services periodically.  This review is concerned with not only the amount of funds received or expended, but also with the educational program’s ability to achieve the mission statement of the board for the school district.  The review shall include a careful study and examination of the facts, conditions, and circumstances surrounding the program or service.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§274.1, 279.1, .8, .15, .16, .20, .23-.25 (1991)

Cross Reference:  105        Educational and Operational Planning
                                       210.6    Review and Revision of Policy
                                       210.7    Review of Administrative Regulations
                                       600        Goals and Objectives of the Educational Program

Approved:  2-10-92              
Reviewed:  6-12-23              
Revised: