What key policies should a board have to ensure effective governance?
Committees, the board chair, the CEO, staff, parents, and students can all recognize the need for and initiate the creation of a new organizational policy.
Charter school boards might consider developing a new policy for the following situations:
- Issues arise that are not adequately/acceptably addressed by current board policies.
- Changes in operating practices have evolved over time so that the written policies do no reflect the current reality.
- External changes and trends have an impact on the charter school and the families being served—for example, shifting demographics at the school have brought new issues forward.
- The charter school has changed in size, scope, services offered, or method of service delivery.
- Changes to federal and state laws may prompt adjustments in policy—for example, changes in wage and hour laws, equal employment, safety, provisions of the applicable state charter school legislation, etc.
- Current policy does not adequately reduce ambiguity and ensure uniformity of decisions across the charter school.
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