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| School Board Approved: May 2, 2016**\\ | School Board Approved: May 2, 2016**\\ | ||
| - | The Board’s first concern is the educational welfare of our students. MEMBERS OF THE JAFFREY-RINDGE | + | The Board’s first concern is the educational welfare of our students. Members of the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School Board will strive to improve public education and endeavor to:\\ |
| - | COOPERATIVE SCHOOL BOARD WILL STRIVE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND ENDEAVOR TO:\\ | + | |
| - | Attend all regularly scheduled Board meetings insofar as possible and become informed concerning the issues to | + | * Attend all regularly scheduled Board meetings insofar as possible and become informed concerning the issues to be considered at those meetings. |
| - | be considered at those meetings;\\ | + | * Make policy decisions only after full discussion at publicly held Board meetings. |
| + | * Render all decisions based on the available facts and my independent judgment, and refuse to surrender that judgment to individuals or special interest groups. | ||
| + | * Encourage the free expression of opinion by all Board members and seek systematic communications between the Board and students, staff and all elements of the community. | ||
| + | * Work with other Board members to establish effective Board policies and to delegate authority for the administration of the schools to the Superintendent of Schools. | ||
| + | * Communicate to other Board members and the Superintendent expressions of public reaction to Board policies and school programs. | ||
| + | * Be informed about current educational issues by individual study and through participation in programs providing needed information, such as those sponsored by the state and national school board associations. | ||
| + | * Support those persons best qualified to serve as school staff and insist on a regular and impartial evaluation of all staff. | ||
| + | * Avoid being placed in a position of conflict of interest and refrain from using his/her Board position for personal or partisan gain. | ||
| + | * Take no private action that will compromise the Board or administration, and respect the confidentiality of information that is privileged under applicable law or is received in confidence or non-public session. | ||
| - | Make policy decisions only after full discussion at publicly held Board meetings;\\ | + | {{ ::bca_board_member_code_of_ethics.pdf |Download}}\\ |
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| - | Render all decisions based on the available facts and my independent judgment, and refuse to surrender that | + | |
| - | judgment to individuals or special interest groups;\\ | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Encourage the free expression of opinion by all Board members and seek systematic communications between the | + | |
| - | Board and students, staff and all elements of the community;\\ | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Work with other Board members to establish effective Board policies and to delegate authority for the | + | |
| - | administration of the schools to the Superintendent of Schools;\\ | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Communicate to other Board members and the Superintendent expressions of public reaction to Board policies | + | |
| - | and school programs;\\ | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Be informed about current educational issues by individual study and through participation in programs providing | + | |
| - | needed information, such as those sponsored by the state and national school board associations;\\ | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Support those persons best qualified to serve as school staff and insist on a regular and impartial evaluation of all staff;\\ | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Avoid being placed in a position of conflict of interest and refrain from using his/her Board position for personal | + | |
| - | or partisan gain;\\ | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Take no private action that will compromise the Board or administration, and respect the confidentiality of | + | |
| - | information that is privileged under applicable law or is received in confidence or non-public session;\\ | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | {{ :bca_board_member_code_of_ethics.pdf |Download}}\\ | + | |
| [[section_b|Section B]]\\ | [[section_b|Section B]]\\ | ||
| [[start|Policy Manual]] | [[start|Policy Manual]] | ||