BC-E-1, Code of Ethics for School Board Members

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As a member of the Board of Education, I will strive to improve public 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 publicly held 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 expressions 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 associations.

• Support the employment of those persons best qualified to serve as school employees and insist on a regular and impartial evaluation of all employees.

• Avoid being placed in a position of conflict of interest and refrain from using my Board position for personal or partisan gain.

• Take no private action that will compromise the Board or administration and respect the confidentiality of information that is privileged under applicable laws.

• Remember always that my first and greatest concern must be the educational welfare of the students attending the district schools.

Adopted March 20, 2013