Effective policies are the core of successful school governance. They provide long-term direction and define short-term process. Workshops are designed to bring together the expertise and experience of your district administrators and/or board members with a CSBA consultant to produce a District Policy Manual that complies with state and federal law and meets your local needs. School districts of all sizes can benefit from a CSBA-led individual district policy workshop.
Benefits:
- Helps ensure compliance with state and federal mandates.
- Helps develop policies for dealing with key issues.
- Incorporates unique local perspective into every policy.
- Makes access to district policies and administrative regulations easy.
District staff and, if desired, board members, attend a three to four day workshop at a facility provided by the district. The days may be arranged consecutively or otherwise. District review teams may vary from day to day and the review of specific topics can be arranged for your scheduling convenience. CSBA provides a core sample manual and consultant assistance. Each manual includes a full volume of policies, regulations and bylaws. A CSBA consultant facilitates the workshop, answering process questions and researching content information. The district review team customizes the manual by modifying CSBA optional language to reflect district philosophy and practice. Viable district policies and/or regulations may be included. At the end of the workshop, the draft policy manual is returned to CSBA for production. The newly typed manual is then mailed to the district for board review and adoption. After adoption, it is returned to CSBA for final production. The district receives a camera-ready hard copy and diskettes of the new policy manual.
Fee: Based on ADA. Call for fee schedule.
Consortium model:
At a central location, CSBA brings together several small school districts to provide policy development within a group setting. This “consortium” workshop follows the same basic format as the individual district policy development process described above, with each district’s review team tailoring a manual to fit the district’s local circumstances.
Fee: Based on ADA. Call for fee schedule.
For ordering information, call Policy Services at 800.266.3382.