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Book Policy Manual
Section 2000 - Administration
Title Policy and Regulations Systems
Code 2231
Status Active
Adopted February 13, 2001
POLICY AND REGULATIONS SYSTEMS
Policy Manual
The Superintendent shall establish and maintain a plan for preserving and making accessible policies and bylaws
adopted by the Board of Education and the regulations of the administration. Board policies, Board bylaws, and
administrative regulations shall be published in a manual, maintained in current condition, and made available to
all persons concerned. online, remain current, and made publicly accessible.
Policies
Policies are statements of intent adopted by the Board of Education. They serve as guides to the administration in
the development and implementation of regulations for operating the school system.
The Superintendent must take the leadership in the policy-making process, by recognizing the need for specific
policies and giving the Board proposed policy statements for consideration, modification and adoption. The
Superintendent shall develop a regulation specifying how policies will be developed and presented to the Board.
Regulations
The Superintendent shall specify the required actions, and design the arrangements under which the schools are
to be operated. Those regulations and procedures which apply throughout the school system are to be
designated as "regulations," and placed in the school system's policies and regulations manual. The regulations
shall be presented to the Board before implementation in the school system, but the Board will not adopt
regulations unless requested to do so by the Superintendent or unless required by federal or state law.
Administrative regulations must be consistent with the policies adopted by the Board of Education.
The Superintendent is responsible for development and implementation of the school system's regulations. The
Superintendent should, as a matter of good administrative procedure, develop a system whereby staff members
are involved in development of regulations in order to make certain that each regulation is complete, efficient,
sufficient to the need, consistent with adopted Board policy, and capable of full implementation.
Distributing Revised Pages to Manual Holders Policy Manual Updates
Whenever the Board adopts, revises or deletes policies or bylaws, and whenever the administration approves,
revises or deletes regulations, all holders of policy, bylaw and regulation manuals must be notified. the online
policy manual shall be updated.
Legal Conn. Gen. Stat. §10-240 Control of schools.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §10-157 Superintendents: Relationship to local or regional board of
education; verification of certification status; waiver of certification; written contract
of employment; evaluation of superintendent by board of education.
Cross References 9311 - Policies
9313 - Formulation, Adoption, Amendment of Administrative Regulations