Code No. 900.1

School District - Community Relations

School Board and Community Relations

 The board recognizes the need of a communications program to provide effective two-way communications between the school district and the community.  The school district’s communications program shall strive to meet the following goals.

• To keep the citizens and school district personnel informedthrough a regular flow of information about the school district and its programs;

• To encourage and organize the interchange of ideas between the school district and the community by developing and  implementing techniques for community involvement in the school district and for school district involvement in the community; and

• To assess public knowledge, attitudes and concerns on a regular basis.

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to establish and maintain an on-going communications program with school district personnel and the community.  The superintendent shall make a recommendation to the board annually for changes in the communications program.

Legal Reference:       Iowa Code Chapters 22, 279.8, 280.12 (2003).

                                   281 Iowa Admin. Code 4.3(3) (new standards).

                                   1988 Op. Att’y Gen. 87-3-6.

Cross Reference:      200 Series     School Board Relationships

                                   300 Series     Administration Relationships

                                   400 Series     General Personnel and Outside Relationships

                                   900 Series     Public Participation in the School District

Approved:    May 8, 1989            

Reviewed:    February 23, 2009  

Revised: