Adoption of new policies or changing existing policies is solely the responsibility of the Board.

Proposals for new policies or revisions of current policies may be initiated in writing by anyone interested in or connected with the District and presented to the Superintendent. The Superintendent and administration will review the proposal and either approve it for drafting or reject it and inform the Board of the proposal and their reasons for rejection at the next Board meeting.

Except for policy actions to be taken on emergency measures, the adoption of policies by the Board will follow the sequence below. The sequence may not be concluded in less than two (2) public meetings of the Board.

1. Reading of proposed new or revised policy(ies) as an item of information after a copy of the draft is distributed to Board members.
2. Receiving of concerned group or individual responses by the Superintendent prior to next public Board meeting for presentation to the Board.
3. Discussion and final action by the Board after having received a copy of the final draft.

Changes to the proposal after the first reading will not require repetition of the sequence unless the Board so directs.

The formal adoption of policies will be recorded in the minutes of the Board meeting. Only those written statements so adopted and so recorded will be regarded as official policy of the Board. Policies will be effective immediately upon adoption unless a specific effective date is provided in the motion to adopt, a copy of which shall be placed in the policy manual.