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Policy

Community Relations

Responsibilities of the Board

Members of the board, individually and collectively, recognize and welcome their responsibilities for providing information to, and receiving suggestions from, residents of the school district. Unless authorized to do so by the board, no individual board member shall speak for, or in the name of, the board.

As an elected representative, each board member shall seek to:

1. Respond to requests for information about the functions and operations of the school district when requests for information are made by representatives of the news media or citizens of the district and when the information requested is not of a private or confidential nature.

2. Receive communications from citizens of the district or other agencies and individuals, and refer both communications and persons to the superintendent.

3. Inform citizens of procedures to be followed if the citizen wishes to have the board of education consider a request or proposal, including the procedures to be followed if the citizen wishes to request a hearing before the board of education as a part of the agenda of a board meeting. (See 9365)

Legal Reference: R. R. S.

79-554 Class I, II, III, or VI school district; school board; quorum; meetings; open to public; exception

Adopted: October 04, 1983