Policy Manual - USD 320

Preface-1P REFACET h e p o l i cies and administrative r u l es o f Unified S chool District No. 3 2 0are t h e r esults o f a combined effort o f t h e p r o f essional staff o f t h e Kansas A s-sociation of School Boards, the board of education and the district’s staff.T h e staff o f KASB h as written t h e p o l i cy and r u l e model and i n t egratedi n t o t h at model t h e p o l i cies and p r o cedures b eing u sed i n t h e d i strict at thet i me o f t h e f i r st d r aft. Upon completion o f t h e f i r st d r aft, a KASB staff me m-b er and selected staff members of the district edited all of the proposed pol i ciesand r u l es r esulting i n p r eparation o f a second d r aft t o b e p r esented to theb o ard.T h e b o ard consulted with t h e KASB staff members and selected staffmembers t o arrive at t h e f i n al d r aft. T h i s f i n al d r aft was t h en ado p t ed b y theb o ard.T h e b o ard g r atefully acknowledges t h e many h o u r s spent o n t h e p art o ft h e KASB staff and t h e school d i strict's staff i n t h e p r eparation o f t h ese p o l i-cies and r u l es. A special acknowledgment should g o t o t h e b o ard mem b ers whospent many h o u r s studying t h e v arious d r afts o f t h ese p o l i cies and r u l es. T h iseffort i s i n d eed a t y p i cal example o f t h e u n selfish attitude o f t h e d i strict'sschool board.Understanding the Policy SystemP o l i cies are p r i n ciples adopted b y t h e school b o ard t o cha r t a course o faction.T h ey t ell W HAT i s wanted and may i n clude also W HY and HOWM UCH. T h ey should be broad enough to indicate a line of action to be taken byt h e administration i n meeting a n u mber o f p r o b l ems d ay after d ay; t h ey shouldb e narrow enough to give the administration clear guidance.