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BDF, Advisory Committees

BDF, Advisory Committees

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The Board of Education of the Thompson School District encourages citizen participation in district decision making processes. However, the legal responsibility for decision making in all matters of policy and operation rests with the Board.

  1. Board appointed advisory committees, both district wide and at the school level, shall function within organizational frameworks approved by the Board. A staff member or members will be assigned to each group to help it develop an appropriate constitution and/or bylaws, carry out its functions and coordinate its work with other advisory and staff groups. Only the Board shall have the authority to dissolve committees it has created.

  2. School and district level advisory committees required under federal and state programs shall be formed and shall function in accordance with the requirements pertaining to each specific federal or state program. The Board shall grant to those bodies the advisory responsibilities relevant to the planning, implementation and evaluation of such program or project as required by law.

  3. Community groups that are neither appointed by the Board nor formed as required under federal or state programs are encouraged to offer suggestions and advice to the Board in order to assist it in the decision making process. The final responsibility for all decisions, however, rests with the Board alone.

Appointment of citizens to advisory committees shall be approved by the Board. An advisory committee member shall be removed from office by the Board if that member does not attend three consecutive meetings unless the committee by resolution approves any additional absences or unless such absences are due to temporary disability or illness. In addition, the committee by majority vote may request the removal from office of any member. Such removal shall require subsequent Board approval.

If required by state law, advisory committee meetings shall be open to the public and meeting notices shall be posted. If notice of the meeting is legally required, such notice shall be posted in the same place and manner as notices of Board meetings. Committees are also encouraged to publicize their meetings in other ways that would attract interested members of the public.

Adopted prior to 1985
Revised September 21, 1988
Revised August 15, 1990
Revised October, 1997
Revised to conform with practice
Revised August 21, 2013

Legal References

  • C.R.S. 22-9-107 (performance evaluation councils)
  • C.R.S. 22-11-301, 401 (accountability committees)
  • C.R.S. 22-32-109.1 (2) (community consultation on safe school plan, including conduct and discipline code)
  • C.R.S. 24-6-402 (open meeting law)

Cross References