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- | **School Board Policies and Administrative Procedures POLICY: BAAA\\ | + | **Policy BAAA\\ |
+ | School Board Policies and Administrative Procedures\\ | ||
School Board Approved: April 4, 2016**\\ | School Board Approved: April 4, 2016**\\ | ||
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protecting the District’s property from loss. No new policy or procedure will be adopted or approved by the | protecting the District’s property from loss. No new policy or procedure will be adopted or approved by the | ||
Board without first giving careful consideration to the School District’s risk exposure.\\ | Board without first giving careful consideration to the School District’s risk exposure.\\ | ||
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- | **GENERALLY**\\ | ||
The policies of the Board are intended to establish the general and overall rules within which day-to-day | The policies of the Board are intended to establish the general and overall rules within which day-to-day | ||
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action taken.\\ | action taken.\\ | ||
- | **CONTENTS OF BOARD POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE**\\ | + | **Contents of Board Policy and Administrative Procedure**\\ |
+ | The policies of the Board shall be composed of:\\ | ||
+ | * The policies contained in this Policy Manual. | ||
+ | * The contents of administrative job descriptions adopted by the Board. | ||
+ | * All formal Student Handbooks. | ||
+ | * All formal Employee Handbooks.\\ | ||
- | The policies of the Board shall be composed of\\ | ||
- | - the policies contained in this Policy Manual; | ||
- | - the contents of administrative job descriptions adopted by the Board; | ||
- | - all formal Student Handbooks; and | ||
- | - all formal Employee Handbooks.\\ | ||
Administrative procedure is not part of Board policy and may be altered by the administration without Board | Administrative procedure is not part of Board policy and may be altered by the administration without Board | ||
action. Administrative procedure, however, may not conflict with Board policy. The Board may from time to | action. Administrative procedure, however, may not conflict with Board policy. The Board may from time to | ||
time review the administrative procedures to ensure conformance with Board Policy.\\ | time review the administrative procedures to ensure conformance with Board Policy.\\ | ||
- | **LIMITATIONS OF POLICY**\\ | + | **Limitations of Policy**\\ |
Neither the policies of the Board nor the procedures of the administration are intended, nor shall they be | Neither the policies of the Board nor the procedures of the administration are intended, nor shall they be | ||
construed, to supersede or preempt any applicable laws, whether constitutional, statutory, regulatory, or | construed, to supersede or preempt any applicable laws, whether constitutional, statutory, regulatory, or | ||
common in origin. Consequently, all Board policies and administrative procedures shall be given both an | common in origin. Consequently, all Board policies and administrative procedures shall be given both an | ||
interpretation and application which is lawful. The Board shall have the final interpretation of its policies and | interpretation and application which is lawful. The Board shall have the final interpretation of its policies and | ||
- | the administration shall have the final interpretation of its procedures. | + | the administration shall have the final interpretation of its procedures. |
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As the Board policies and administrative procedures are limited by legal constraints, so too are the rights of | As the Board policies and administrative procedures are limited by legal constraints, so too are the rights of | ||
those to whom the Board policies and administrative procedures apply. Neither the policies of the Board nor the | those to whom the Board policies and administrative procedures apply. Neither the policies of the Board nor the | ||
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policy shall rest exclusively with the Board, and enforcement of administrative procedures shall rest exclusively | policy shall rest exclusively with the Board, and enforcement of administrative procedures shall rest exclusively | ||
with the administration. | with the administration. | ||
+ | |||
Board policy and administrative procedure shall not preempt, create, supplant, expand or restrict the rights or | Board policy and administrative procedure shall not preempt, create, supplant, expand or restrict the rights or | ||
liabilities of students, employee, taxpayers, or others within the School District beyond those that are | liabilities of students, employee, taxpayers, or others within the School District beyond those that are | ||
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District community from pursuing any claims or defenses available under law.\\ | District community from pursuing any claims or defenses available under law.\\ | ||
- | **EXCEPTIONS**\\ | + | **Exceptions**\\ |
Exceptions to any policy or the application of any policy may be made if requested or recommended in | Exceptions to any policy or the application of any policy may be made if requested or recommended in | ||
accordance with the following procedures:\\ | accordance with the following procedures:\\ | ||
- | 1. Any person may request an exception to any Board policy or the application of same by submitting a letter to the Superintendent. The request shall identify: | + | Any person may request an exception to any Board policy or the application of same by submitting a letter to the Superintendent. The request shall identify: |
- | - the name, address and telephone number of the person making the request; | + | * The name, address and telephone number of the person making the request. |
- | - the policy for which the exception is being requested; | + | * The policy for which the exception is being requested. |
- | - the action that the requesting individual desires, and | + | * The action that the requesting individual desires. |
- | - the rationale supporting the need for an exception.\\ | + | * The rationale supporting the need for an exception.\\ |
- | 2. The Superintendent or his/her designee, shall conduct a sufficient investigation of any request for an | + | The Superintendent or his/her designee, shall conduct a sufficient investigation of any request for an |
exception so as to be able to formulate a recommendation for the Board. Among the factors to be | exception so as to be able to formulate a recommendation for the Board. Among the factors to be | ||
evaluated are the relevant facts related to the request, the rationale of both the policy and the request for | evaluated are the relevant facts related to the request, the rationale of both the policy and the request for | ||
the exception and the disposition of prior requests for exceptions to the same or similar policies.\\ | the exception and the disposition of prior requests for exceptions to the same or similar policies.\\ | ||
- | 3. Following the Superintendent’s investigation, the Superintendent shall place the request for exception on | + | Following the Superintendent’s investigation, the Superintendent shall place the request for exception on |
the agenda and shall report to the Board the circumstances surrounding the request and his/her | the agenda and shall report to the Board the circumstances surrounding the request and his/her | ||
recommended disposition. The person requesting the exception shall be notified in advance of this | recommended disposition. The person requesting the exception shall be notified in advance of this | ||
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determines whether to grant the request for an exception.\\ | determines whether to grant the request for an exception.\\ | ||
- | 4. The Board shall have final and exclusive authority to determine whether to grant any request for an | + | The Board shall have final and exclusive authority to determine whether to grant any request for an |
exception and shall be the sole judge of whether the rationale for the exception is sufficient, taking into | exception and shall be the sole judge of whether the rationale for the exception is sufficient, taking into | ||
consideration the recommendation of the Superintendent. Moreover, the granting of exceptions in the | consideration the recommendation of the Superintendent. Moreover, the granting of exceptions in the | ||
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an exception may establish that the granting of an exception is ill advised.\\ | an exception may establish that the granting of an exception is ill advised.\\ | ||
- | 5. Exceptions to administrative procedures shall be made at the discretion of the Superintendent.\\ | + | Exceptions to administrative procedures shall be made at the discretion of the Superintendent.\\ |
- | **Legal Reference:**\\ | + | **Legal References:**\\ |
- | NH Code of Administrative Rules, Section Ed. 303.01 (a), Substantive Duties of School Boards\\ | + | //NH Code of Administrative Rules, Section Ed. 303.01 (a), Substantive Duties of School Boards// |
- | {{ :baaa_school_board_policies_and_administrative_procedures.pdf |Download}}\\ | + | {{:baaa_school_board_policies_and_administrative_procedures.pdf |Download}}\\ |
[[section_b|Section B]]\\ | [[section_b|Section B]]\\ | ||
[[start|Policy Manual]] | [[start|Policy Manual]] | ||