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To employ a rSuperintend,el1t to act as the executive of ... flcer of the schools; To appraise the worth and eff'ectiveness of the educational program; and, To help interpret the education program to the community. In carrying out these duties, the board shall act as a committee of the whole. No individual board member or combination of members less than the full membership of the board shall be designated as a permanent or standing comluittee. The board is to be commended for establishing a procedU):"e. that eliminates standing committees. Board policies provide that the pl'esident m.ay appoint special committees as may be deemed advisable by the board. These committees are limited in size to not m,ore than three members, so as not to constitute a quorum of the board. The duties of the committees are outlined at the time of appointm,ent, and the committees are dissolved when their final f'eports are delivered., This use of s.pecial, single-purpose com~ mittees as needed is an effective and preferable operating plan, Official action can be taken only by the board as a whole in official meeting and not by a committee or individual board member. The board may meet as a committee of the whole for the purpos.e of informal discussion and to make recommendations. No official action may be taken during an informal mee~ ing. Citizens are encouraged to attend board meetings. If a citizen wishes to address the board, he must submit in writing a request to the superintendent of schools stating whom he represents and the nature of the problem to be presented. This request should be made at least one week prior to the meeting at which the citizen wishes to speak. In the case of a problem involving an individual circumstance or an individual school, such a request will be honored only if prior discussions have taken pla,ce with the building principal or unit head and the superintendent in an attempt to resolve the issue. At the board meeting a written copy of the presentation should be given to the board president for the official minutes. A review of the agenda and minutes for the past four years reveals patrons have taken infrequent advantage of this opportunity to address the school board. In addition, an opportunity provided after the adj ournment of each board meeting for anyone to ask questions or make comments. 3
Object Description
Title | Fort Wayne community schools: a survey report |
Creator | George Peabody College for Teachers. Office of Educational Services |
Topic | Education |
Subject |
Schools--Indiana--Fort Wayne School integration--Indiana--Fort Wayne |
Geographical Coverage | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Date of Original | 1975 |
Time Period | 1900-1999 |
Source | Print version: George Peabody College for Teachers. Office of Educational Services. Fort Wayne community schools: a survey report. (Nashville, Tenn.: Office of Educational Services, George Peabody College for Teachers, 1975), 338 p. |
Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from black and white 400 dpi, 1-bit and color 300 dpi, 24-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Konica Minolta PS5000C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Professional scanning software. |
Content Type | Text |
Digital Format | text/pdf |
Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
Identifier | 30000101350159 |
File Name | 30000101350159.pdf |
Description
Title | Page 20 |
Transcript | To employ a rSuperintend,el1t to act as the executive of ... flcer of the schools; To appraise the worth and eff'ectiveness of the educational program; and, To help interpret the education program to the community. In carrying out these duties, the board shall act as a committee of the whole. No individual board member or combination of members less than the full membership of the board shall be designated as a permanent or standing comluittee. The board is to be commended for establishing a procedU):"e. that eliminates standing committees. Board policies provide that the pl'esident m.ay appoint special committees as may be deemed advisable by the board. These committees are limited in size to not m,ore than three members, so as not to constitute a quorum of the board. The duties of the committees are outlined at the time of appointm,ent, and the committees are dissolved when their final f'eports are delivered., This use of s.pecial, single-purpose com~ mittees as needed is an effective and preferable operating plan, Official action can be taken only by the board as a whole in official meeting and not by a committee or individual board member. The board may meet as a committee of the whole for the purpos.e of informal discussion and to make recommendations. No official action may be taken during an informal mee~ ing. Citizens are encouraged to attend board meetings. If a citizen wishes to address the board, he must submit in writing a request to the superintendent of schools stating whom he represents and the nature of the problem to be presented. This request should be made at least one week prior to the meeting at which the citizen wishes to speak. In the case of a problem involving an individual circumstance or an individual school, such a request will be honored only if prior discussions have taken pla,ce with the building principal or unit head and the superintendent in an attempt to resolve the issue. At the board meeting a written copy of the presentation should be given to the board president for the official minutes. A review of the agenda and minutes for the past four years reveals patrons have taken infrequent advantage of this opportunity to address the school board. In addition, an opportunity provided after the adj ournment of each board meeting for anyone to ask questions or make comments. 3 |