Rocky Point UFSD Policy Manual

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FOREWORD

Contained herein are the policy statements formulated by the Board of Education of the RockyPoint Union Free School District.Policy is defined as a basic plan of action. It establishes limits within which freedom of judgment can be exercised.Policy is a governing principle of management. It is a statement that has an effect on theinterests of those who come under its jurisdiction. A policy may originate from the constitution, fromstatute, from local determinations and/or from customary patterns of formal behavior.Policy should accomplish the following:a)

State a position taken by the District;b)

Grant the authority to act;c)

Be sufficiently detailed to give adequate direction;d)

Be achievable within the real environment of the school and community;e)

Provide for impartial procedures.In addition to the adopted policies, the operation of the School District is governed by andsubject to all applicable Laws, Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, Civil Servicerequirements, Board of Education Resolutions, School Administrative Regulations and Contracts of Agreement.If any part of this manual is made invalid by judicial decision or legislative or administrativeenactment, all other parts shall remain in full effect unless and until they are amended or repealed bythe Board of Education. The official record of the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the bylaws andpolicies of the Rocky Point Union Free School District shall be the minutes of the meetings of theBoard of Education.

PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT

In preparing individuals to develop their fullest potential for living in the society of today andtomorrow, the Board of Education and the staff of the School District:I. Recognize their responsibility to help meet the physical, intellectual and emotional needsof children; particularly the needs to inquire, learn, think, and create; to establish aesthetic,moral and ethical values; and to relate satisfactorily to others in social situations involvingfamily, work, government and recreation.II. Accept primary responsibility for giving students a mastery of the basic skills of learning,thinking and problem-solving; for teaching them to use the various media of self-expression; for instilling in them a knowledge of the social and natural sciences; foracquainting them with the richness of our heritage; and for stimulating them to productivework in the various areas of human endeavor.III. Acknowledge the importance of their supplemental role to the home and other socialagencies in developing habits and attitudes which make for effective personal living, themaintenance of optimum physical and mental health, and the establishment of sound moral,ethical, and aesthetic values.Realizing that education, as here defined, is a lifelong process, the School System seeks to orientits graduates toward various types of post-secondary education and further formal training and studyof many types; and to provide educational opportunities particularly suited to the needs of adults, bothas individuals and as citizens in a democracy.

2007

1000By-Laws

Rocky Point Union Free School District NUMBERORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

1.1 School District and Board of Education Legal Status and Authority........................1110 1.2 Board of Education: Qualifications, Numbers and Terms of Office.........................1120

NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS

2.1 Board of Education Members: Nomination and Election.........................................1210 2.2 Reporting of Expenditures and Contributions...........................................................1220 2.3 Resignation and Dismissal.........................................................................................1230

THE ROLE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

3.1 Powers and Duties of the Board................................................................................1310 3.2 Nomination and Election of Board Officers and Duties of the Presidentand Vice President.....................................................................................................1320 3.3 Appointments and Designations by the Board of Education.....................................1330 3.3.1 Duties of the District Clerk............................................................................1331 3.3.2 Duties of the School District Treasurer.........................................................1332 3.3.3 Duties of the Tax Collector............................................................................1333 3.3.4 Duties of the External (Independent) Auditor...............................................1334 3.3.5 Appointment and Duties of the Claims Auditor............................................1335 3.3.6 Duties of the Extra Classroom Activity Fund Treasurer...............................1336 3.3.7 Duties of the School Attorney.......................................................................1337 3.3.8 Duties of the School Physician/Nurse Practitioner........................................1338 3.3.9 Duties of the Internal Auditor........................................................................1339 3.4 Board of Education Code of Ethics...........................................................................1340

BOARD POLICY

4.1 Policy and Administrative Regulations.....................................................................1410

MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

5.1 Regular Board Meetings and Rules (Quorum and Parliamentary Procedure)...........1510 5.2 Special Meetings of the Board of Education.............................................................1520 5.3 Minutes......................................................................................................................1530 5.4 Executive Sessions.....................................................................................................1540

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