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Lee County School District #1 Approved:
September 13, 2016 SCHOOL BOARD
POLICY MANUAL I __________________________________
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Mr. Wayne Williams, President of the Board
Lee County School District #1
School Board
POLICY MANUAL
2016-2017 [pic] Lee County District Board Policies LCSD Board Policies Manual LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1
Personnel Policies Manual
School Year, 2016-2017 On April 10, 2014, the Arkansas Department of Education Board removed the
2013-2014 members of the Lee County School District Board of Education. Dr.
Tom Kimbrell, Commissioner of Education, took over as Board of Directors
for the district; and later, Mr. Tony Wood, served as ADE Commissioner from
July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. On July 1, 2015, Mr. Johnny Key became the
Commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Education and served from July
1, 2015 until the Lee County School District's Board of Directors were
reinstated after State Take Over in October, 2015. 2016-2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Wayne Williams, President; Zone 5
Doris Wallace, Vice-President; Zone 3
Evelyn Shackelford, Secretary; Zone 2
Patrick Walton, Disbursing Officer; Zone 7
Gussie Nicholson, Board Member; Zone 4
J. Harvey Shaw, Board Member; Zone 1
Terry Warren, Board Member; Zone 6 Mrs. Willie Murdock, Superintendent
FORWARD The purpose of this manual is to state policies of the Lee County School
District in a concise, concrete way so that a mutual understanding of the
educational philosophy involved will be common ground on which directors,
administrators, employees and patrons can work for the best interest of the
pupils. These policies are not static but will be modified as the ever-
changing needs of its progressive community dictates. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY PAGES
Page No.
-Return Policy/Fee, Title Page, Bd.
Members....................................................1-3 FORWARD.....................................................................
................................................ 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS
..............................................................................
.....................5-10 MISSION
STATEMENT.....................................................................
...............................11 Section 1 -SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION Pages 12-15
1.0 -Name and Legal Status of School District
..............................................................................
...12
1.1 -Legal Status of School
Board........................................................................
.........................12
1.2 -Student Organization
Plan........................................................................
............................13
1.3 -School Day and School
Year........................................................................
...........................13 Section 2 -SCHOOL BOARD OPERATIONS Pages 14-15
2.0 -School Board Goal and
Objectives..................................................................
..........................14
2.1 -School Board
Officers.....................................................................
.......................................14
2.2 -Duties of School Board
Members.....................................................................
........................14
2.3 -School Board
Committees..................................................................
....................................15
2.4 -Board-Superintendent
Relations.....................................................................
.........................15
ABBAA-Classroom Visitation By School Board
Members.....................................................................
...16
2.5 -Types of Board
Meetings.....................................................................
..................... ..............17
2.6 -Board Meeting
Procedures..................................................................
....................................17-18
BBBAB-Powers And Duties Of Board Members Regarding Web
Page..........................................................19
BBB -School Board
Officers.....................................................................
.......................................20
BD -Policy
Development..................................................................
..............................................21
BEA -Original Records May Be
Destroyed.....................................................................
......................22
BEDH -Citizen's Remarks at LCSD Board
Meetings.....................................................................
............23
BHAA -Disposition Of School
Property.....................................................................
.............................24
BHAB Ethical Guidelines And Prohibitions For Educational
Administrators,
Employees And Board
Members.....................................................................
.............25-36
BIB -Board Member
Development..................................................................
..................................37 Section 3 -GENERAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Pages 38-39
3.0 -School
Superintendent...............................................................
............................................. 38
3.1 -Recruitment of
Superintendent...............................................................
.............................. ...38-39
3.2 -Appointment of
Superintendent...............................................................
...................................39
3.3 -Administrative
Personnel.....................................................................
.....................................39
Section 4 -FISCAL MANAGEMENT Pages 40-41 4.0 -Annual Operating
Budget........................................................................
...................................40
4.1 -Fiscal
Year........................................................................
.....................................................40
4.2 -Budget Preparation and Publication
Procedures..................................................................
............40
4.3 -Debt
Limitation..................................................................
.....................................................40
4.4
-Revenues.....................................................................
..........................................................40
4.5 -Depository of
Fund........................................................................
...........................................41
4.6 -Bonded
Employees.....................................................................
..............................................41
4.7 -Accounting
System........................................................................
...........................................41
4.8 -Financial Reports and
Statements..................................................................
.......................................................................41
4.9
-Inventories..................................................................
.........................................................42 4.10
-Audits.....................................................................
...............................................42
4.11 -Payment Procedures and
Expenditure..................................................................
..........42
4.12
-Purchasing..................................................................
.............................................42
4.12A -Bidding
Requirements..................................................................
..............................43
4.13 -Sales Calls and
Demonstrations...............................................................
......................43
4.14 -Student Activities Fund
Management..................................................................
............44
4.15 -School Properties Disposal
Procedure.....................................................................
.........44 Section 5 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 5.0 -Emergency
Closings.....................................................................
..............................45
5.1 -Use of School
Buildings.........................