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OSBA Board Leadership Institute April 2013
Kenna S. Haycox, policy consultant, OSBA Kathy LaSota, director, school board services, OSBA
Policy development process 1. Identification of need 2. Analysis of policy strategies 3. Selection of policy strategy 4. Policy drafting 5. Policy adoption 6. Policy implementation 7. Review and evaluation 8. Policy revision or removal
• The board’s role is to: • Provide direction for where the district is and
where the district hopes to be in the future • Build a consensus for the district’s educational
mission and philosophy • Protect the district from litigation • Involve appropriate stakeholders in the process • Allow district administrators and staff to implement
policies through district level plans and procedures
Staff Is this a duplicate/review of a task staff already does, has done? A rubber stamp of a staff recommendation?
Past Is this a review of something that already happened? (staff reports, committee reports, financial reports, etc.
Values Does the item pertain to the organization’s core values? Of how decisions are made, how actions are determined to be right or wrong, how the board ensure the organization is walking its talk?
Vision and Mission
Is this a discussion of the effect the organization has in the community? The impact the organization will create for individuals and for the community? About how you will make more of a difference in people’s lives?