Code No. 301.1

Administration

Management Team

The board and administration shall work closely together in making decisions and setting goals for the school district.  This cooperative effort is designed to obtain, share, and use information to solve problems, make decisions, and formulate district policies and regulations.

It shall be the responsibility of each board member and administrator to fully participate in the management of the school district by investigating, analyzing, and expressing their viewpoint on problems.  Those board members or administrators with special expertise or closest to a problem will be called upon to provide necessary information as well as their professional judgment of the various proposals.  Each board member and administrator shall make every effort to fully support the decisions reached in mutual agreement.

The board shall be responsible for making the final decision in all matters pertaining to the school district.

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to develop guidelines for cooperative decision making.

Legal Reference:     Iowa Code Chapter 279.8 (2003).

Cross Reference:    300   Administrative Structure

                                 300   Administrative Relationships

Approved:    April 10, 1989          

Reviewed:    February 22, 2005  

Revised: