Office of Legal Services

Policy

Overview:

The district shall be guided by Board-adopted written policies. Only those written statements adopted by the Board and recorded in the minutes shall be regarded as official board policy. The Superintendent and administrative staff shall be responsible for developing and enforcing procedures for the operation of the district. (See BF (local)). Administrative regulations consist of guides, handbooks, and forms as well as other documents defining standard operating procedures (See BP (local)).

The legal office supports the Board and the Superintendent in the implementation of policy and regulations through a process known as policy legal review. All proposed changes to policy must be submitted on a Proposed Policy Change Form. All proposed changes to regulations or exhibits must be submitted on a Proposed Regulation/Exhibit Change Form.

All proposed changes submitted must be properly logged in and date stamped as to when received. All forms must be signed by the Deputy Superintendent or the Special Assistant to the Superintendent prior to submission to Legal. Documents will not be accepted if they do not contain the proper signatures. No forms will be accepted electronically (i.e. e-mail). Each department will be responsible for submitting proposed changes in a timely manner.

Questions concerning the policy review process should be directed to Fay Matthews, School Attorney, at 972-925-3250

• Detailed Procedures
• Proposed Regulation/Exhibit Change Form (.pdf format)
• Proposed Policy Change Form (.pdf format)
• TASB Policy Link