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Code of Ethics for School Board Members

As a member of my local Board of Education I will strive to improve SPB education, and to that end I will:

• attend all regularly scheduled board meetings insofar as possible, and become informed concerning the issues to be considered at those meetings;
• recognize that I should endeavor to make policy decisions only after full discussion at board meetings;
• render all decisions based on the available facts and my independent judgment, and refuse to surrender that judgment to individuals or special interest groups;
• encourage the free expression of opinion by all board members, and seek systematic communications between the board and students, staff, and all elements of the community;
• work with other board members to establish effective board policies and to delegate authority for the administration of the schools to the superintendent;
• communicate to other board members and the superintendent expression of public reaction to board policies and school programs;
• inform myself about current educational issues by individual study and through participation in programs providing needed information, such as those sponsored by my state and national school boards association;
• support the employment of those persons best qualified to serve as school staff, and insist on a regular and impartial evaluation of all staff;
• avoid being placed in a position of conflict of interest;
• take no private action that will compromise the board or administration, and respect the confidentiality of information that is privileged under applicable law; and
• remember always that my first and greatest concern must be the educational welfare of the students attending SPB school.

posted by AcrosticGuy @ 5:19 PM