Code No. 201.3

Board of Directors

Responsibilities of School Board

The school board is authorized to govern the school district which it oversees.  As the governing board of the school district, the board has three duties to perform:  legislative duty, executive duty and evaluative duty.

As a representative of the citizens of the district, the board is responsible for legislating policy for the school district.  As a policymaking body, the board has jurisdiction to enact policy with the force and effect of law for the management and operation of the school district.

It is the responsibility of the board, under the board’s executive duty, to select its executive officer, the superintendent, to operate the school district on the board’s behalf.  The board shall delegate to the superintendent its authority to carry out board policy, to formulate and carry

out rules and regulations, and to handle the administrative details in a manner which supports board policies.

The board has a responsibility to review the education program’s performance under its evaluative duty.  The board shall review the education program and ancillary services periodically.  This review is concerned with, not only the amount of funds received or expended, but also with the education program’s ability to achieve the mission statement of the board

for the school district.  The review shall include a careful study and examination of the facts, conditions, and circumstances surrounding the program or service.

Legal Reference:        Iowa Code Chapters 274.1, 279.1, .8, .20, 280.12 (2003).               

Cross Reference:       100     Educational and Operational Planning                                    

Approved:    April 10, 1989          

Revised:       February 22, 2005  

Revised:       March 22, 1994