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 Board
of Education
Policy Manual
What is a school
board policy manual?
The Schalmont Board of Education Policy Manual describes and
controls the operation of Schalmont Central School
District. Different policies apply to different members of the
school community: school board members, district administrators,
faculty, staff, students, students’ parents, and those who visit
Schalmont schools.
A policy may originate from the constitution,
from statute, from local determinations and/or from customary
patterns of formal behavior. In addition to these formally adopted
policies, the operation of the school district is governed by and
subject to all applicable laws, regulations of the commissioner of
education, civil service requirements, school board resolutions,
school administrative regulations, and contracts of agreement.
How
are policies in the manual changed or added?
This Web
site includes only board-approved policies. The online versions are
up to date as of December 2008. If the Web site has not recently
been updated, please stop by the district office at 401 Duanesburg
Rd., Schenectady, for the most up-to-date version of a policy.
Under state law,
policies in the manual are added to or changed through a formal
process. All proposed changes must appear on the agenda of at least
two school board meetings before being approved. Proposed changes
appear first as a discussion item at one meeting, and board members
cannot vote on the change until a subsequent meeting. Policies are
reviewed by a policy committee periodically to keep them up to date.
If any part of the manual is made invalid by judicial decision or
legislative or administrative enactment, all other parts shall
remain in full effect unless and until they are amended or repealed
by the school board. The minutes of school board meetings serve as
the official record of the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the
by-laws and policies of the district.
How
do I find a particular policy?
The
Schalmont Board of Education Policy Manual is posted below as a
full, searchable Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) document and as sections under
a table of contents. To find the policy that you want:
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