Board of Education - Pontiac School District

The Board shall establish the bylaws necessary for the effective and efficient functioning of the Board and those policies and procedures that shall best produce the educational achievement needed by district’s students and to do so within the financial limitations of the district. The Board will function as a legislative body in formulating and adopting policy, by selecting a Superintendent to implement policy and by evaluating the results. Further, the Board shall carry out its functions openly, while seeking the involvement and contributions of the public, students and staff in its decision-making processes.

In accordance with these principles, the Board, through its operations, shall seek to achieve the following goals:

1. To function in a non-partisan, broadly representative manner and to emphasize that every Board member should represent open-mindedly the entire district;
2. To concentrate the Board’s collective effort on its policy making and planning responsibilities, and to formulate Board policies that best serve the educational interests of each student;

3. To provide the Superintendent with sufficient and adequate guidelines for implementing Board policies;

4. To maintain effective communication with the school community, the staff, and students; and

5. To conduct Board business openly, soliciting and encouraging broad-based involvement in the Board’s decision-making processes by public, students, and staff.

Approved: 9-18-00
LEGAL REF: MCL 380.11a