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School Board Manual
(Hallowell – Farmingdale)
School Board Meeting
The members of the Board of Directors of the Hall-Dale School System (MSAD #16) welcome you to our meeting. We encourage public participation in our board meetings and in school affairs generally. We feel it is very important for interested persons to know about the workings of our school district and for us to be aware what is important to the community. You are invited to participate in the meeting in accordance with the policy and rules established by this board.
School Board Duties and Responsibilities
Maine State law charges school boards with the responsibility to “manage the school”. This is done essentially by selecting a superintendent and providing him/her with authority and direction. It is not the duty of the Board to operate the schools, but to see that they are well-operated.
The Board concerns itself primarily with broad questions of policy rather than with administrative details. The application of policies is an administrative task to be performed by the superintendent and his/her staff who shall be held responsible for the effective administration and supervision of the entire school system.
Members of the Board have authority only when acting as a Board legally in session. The Board shall not be bound in any way by an action or statement of an individual member except when such statement or action is in pursuance of specific instructions from the Board.
Superintendent Duties and Responsibilities
The position of Superintendent of Schools is created by state law to provide each school board with the benefit of advice from a professional educator. The state statutes and rules give the superintendent the necessary authority to carry out the responsibilities assigned to him/her in relation to the role assigned to the school boards.
Executive Sessions
In accordance with the Freedom of Access (“Right-to Know”) law, board meetings are held in public. The board may go into private or executive session upon vote of 3/5 of the members present and voting for consideration of certain matters specified in the law (such as personnel, student suspension/expulsion, contracts to be negotiated, collective bargaining, legal advice or pending litigation.) No final action may be taken in executive sessions.
Affirmative Action/Non-Discrimination
It is the policy of this school district not to discriminate in education programs, activities or employment practices on the basis of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, or handicapping conditions under the provisions of Title VI and IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Individuals with Disability Education Act of 1990, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Maine Human Rights Act of 1972.
The Affirmative Action Plan, as approved by the board and submitted to the Commissioner of Education, is on file in the Superintendent’s Office. The Affirmative Action officer is Brenda Joseph (622-6351).
Posted by Susan Corbett at Wednesday, April 11, 2007, 04:02 PM.
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