Policy: BEAA Electronic Participation in School Board Meetings
Posted On: April 5, 2024 By: Miami Yoder JT60Board members may attend and participate by electronic means in regular or special meetings of the Board in accordance with this policy and state law. For purposes of this policy, “electronic means” shall be defined as attendance via telephone, video or audio conferencing, or other electronic device. Board members may attend and participate by electronic…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BA-BB School Board Legal Status & Constitutional Control Granted to Boards
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Constitution of Colorado assigns to locally elected boards of education control of instruction in the public schools of their respective districts. As charged by the Constitution, the general assembly has provided for the organization of school districts, including the composition of district boards and the election of school directors. Legally, then, local school boards…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BBA School Board Power and Duties
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Powers and mandatory duties of the Board are defined in state statutes. This Board considers that its most important functions fall into the following categories: Legislative or policymaking. The Board is responsible for the development of policy and for the employment of a superintendent who will carry out its policy through the development and implementation…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BK School Board Memberships
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Board shall maintain membership in the Colorado Association of School Boards. Through its membership in this organization it is an indirect member of the National School Boards Association. The Board and its members shall actively participate in the activities of these organizations insofar as possible. The district shall hold institutional membership in such other…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BBBE Unexpired Term Fulfillment
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60When a vacancy occurs on a board of education, the board is required by law to appoint a person to fill the vacancy within 60 days. Should the board not act, the president of the board makes the appointment. Whether the appointee serves for the remainder of the unexpired term or until the next, or…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BBBA Board Member Qualifications
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60A candidate for the office of school director shall be: a resident of the school district and a registered voter, as shown on the books of the county clerk and recorder, for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the election 18 years or older by the date of the election a citizen of the…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BC-R School Board Member Financial Disclosure
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Board members are required by law to disclose certain items received in connection with serving on the Board. If Board members receive such items, they must file a report with the county clerk and recorder on forms supplied by the secretary of state. Such report must be filed on or before January 15, April 15,…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BC Board Member Conduct
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Public office is a trust created by the confidence which the public places in the integrity of its public officers. To preserve this confidence, it is the desire of the Board to operate under the highest ethical standards. In carrying out his fiduciary duties, a Board member shall not: Disclose or use confidential information acquired…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BBBG School Board Elections
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Registered voters of the district elect directors to the Board of Education at regular school elections held on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November in each odd-numbered year. At every other biennial election, three directors are elected; at the other biennial election, two are elected. The county clerk and recorder are responsible for…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BCA-R School Board Code of Ethics Agreement Form
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60As a duly elected director of the Miami-Yoder Board of Education, I have read the School Board Code of Ethics (Policy BCA-E-1). I hereby certify that I will strive to improve public education by following this code of ethics. _______________________________ ______________________ (Board Member Signature) (Date)
Continue ReadingPolicy: BCA-E-2 Board Member Code of Ethics
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60According to the Colorado Revised Statutes 24-18-105, the following ethical principles for school board members “are intended as guides to conduct and do not constitute violations as such of the public trust of office…” 1. A board member “should not acquire or hold an interest in any business or undertaking which that member has reason…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BCA-E-1 Code of Ethics for School Board Members
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60As a member of my local Board of Education, I will strive to improve public education and to that end I will: Attend all regularly scheduled board meetings insofar as is possible, and become informed concerning the issues to be considered at those meetings. Recognize that I should endeavor to make policy decisions only after…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BDA Board Organizational Meeting
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Within 15 days after the school district receives the official abstract of votes, the Board shall meet in an organizational session at a regular or special meeting for the purpose of selecting officers. The incumbent president of the Board shall preside until a successor is elected, whereupon the successor will assume the chair. Following the…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BCB School Board Conflict of Interest
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Public office is a trust created in the interest of the common good and for the benefit of the people. A conflict of interest can arise when a public officer is unable to devote himself/herself with complete loyalty and singleness of purpose to the general public interest. It is the intent of this policy to…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BDF Advisory Committees
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Board encourages the participation of citizens of the district in decision making processes. However, the legal responsibility for decision making in all matters of policy and operation rests with the Board. Board-appointed advisory committees, both district-wide and at the school level, shall function within organizational frameworks approved by the Board. A staff member or…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BDB Board Officers and Duties
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60President and vice president The president of the Board, in addition to the duties prescribed by law, shall exercise such powers as properly pertain to the office. In carrying out the responsibilities, the president shall: Preside at all meetings of the Board. Serve as the main point of contact between the Board and the superintendent….
Continue ReadingPolicy: BE School Board Meetings
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60All meetings of three or more members of the Board at which any public business may be discussed or any formal action taken shall be open to the public at all times except for periods in which the Board is in executive session. All such meetings will be properly noticed and minutes will be taken…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BDFD District Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Advisory Council
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60In accordance with federal law and as a recipient of funding under the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, the Board of Education shall appoint a district drug abuse and education advisory council. At a minimum, the council shall consist of one individual representing each of the following groups: parents, state and local government officers, medical…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BDFC Preschool Council
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The superintendent shall appoint an advisory council that provides assistance and makes recommendations in implementing and coordinating a preschool program funded through the Colorado Preschool Program Act. Membership Membership on the advisory council will include but not be limited to the following: 1. The superintendent or designee 2. Two parents of children in the preschool…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BEDB Agenda Preparation and Dissemination
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60To expedite the Board’s proceedings and provide a framework for the orderly conduct of business, the superintendent in cooperation with the Board president shall prepare an agenda outlining the matters to be brought to Board attention at meetings. The Board shall follow the order of business set by the agenda unless the order is altered…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BEDA Notification of Board Meetings
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Board shall give full and timely notice to the public of any meeting of three or more Board members at which public business may be discussed or any formal action taken, including special, regular and work session meetings and retreats. At its first regular meeting of the calendar year, the Board shall designate the…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BEC Executive Sessions
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public except that at any regular or special meeting the Board may proceed into executive session upon affirmative vote of two-thirds of the quorum present. The Board shall not make final policy decisions nor shall any resolution, policy or regulation be adopted or approved nor…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BEDH Public Participation at Board Meetings
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60All regular and special meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. Because the Board desires to hear the viewpoints of all citizens throughout the district and also needs to conduct its business in an orderly and efficient manner, it shall schedule time during some Board meetings for brief comments and questions from…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BEDG Minutes
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60Minutes of any Board meeting at which the adoption of any policy or formal action occurs or could occur shall be taken and promptly recorded. Such records shall be open to public inspection. Official minutes of the meetings of the Board of Education constitute the written record of all proceedings of the Board. Therefore, the…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BEDF Voting Method
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60All voting shall be by roll call with each member present voting “Aye” or “No”, alphabetically. However, election of the president and vice president may be by secret ballot. If a vote is taken by secret ballot, the outcome of the vote shall be recorded contemporaneously in the minutes. A member may abstain from voting…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BIA New Board Member Orientation
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Board and its staff assist each new member-elect to understand the Board’s functions, policies, and procedures before he takes office. The following methods shall be employed: The member-elect shall be given selected materials on the role of a school board member and responsibilities of the Board. Before being sworn in and officially taking office,…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BG School Board Policy Process
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The Board considers policy development its chief responsibility. The Board strives to reflect the community’s values in its policies and commits itself to an ongoing effort to engage the community regarding policy level concerns. The Board develops policies and puts them in writing to provide for the successful, consistent and efficient operation of the district’s…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BID/BIE School Board Member Compensation/Expenses/Insurance/Liability
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60The taxability and tax status of all compensation expense reimbursement, and other payments that the district makes to, or on the behalf of the members of the Board of Education is determined by applicable state and federal law Board members must follow the Board’s policy or administratively established procedures for claiming and substantiating all amounts…
Continue ReadingPolicy: BIBA School Board Conferences, Convention, Workshop
Posted On: July 24, 2014 By: Miami Yoder JT60In keeping with the need for continuing in-service training and development for its members, the Board encourages the participation of all members at appropriate school board conferences, workshops and conventions. However, in order to control both the investment of time and funds necessary to implement this policy, the Board establishes these principles and procedures for…
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Policy Sections
- A – Board Foundation and Basic Commitments
- B – School Board Legal Status
- C – Administrative Services
- D – Fiscal Management Goals/Priority Objectives
- E – Support Services
- F – Facilities Development Goals/Priority Objectives
- GB – All Personnel
- GC – Professional Staff
- GD – Classified Personnel
- I – Curriculum
- J – Students
- K – School-Community-Home Relations
- L – Education Agency Relations