Treatment of Parents, Guardians, Students, and Citizens 2.1

With respect to the treatment of parents, guardians, students, and the public, the Superintendent shall not allow conditions, procedures, actions, or decisions which are unlawful, unethical, unsafe, disrespectful, disruptive, undignified, or in violation of Board policy.

Accordingly the superintendent shall not:

1) Use methods of managing information that fail to protect confidential information.

2) Elicit information for which there is no clear necessity.

3) Fail to provide a process for the effective and efficient handling of complaints and concerns.

4) Fail to establish the clear expectation that all employee behaviors and attitudes contribute to an organized culture that is open and responsive, treating stakeholders with respect, dignity, and courtesy, and establishing a system-wide process for monitoring that culture.

5) Fail to assure a system of communication between the school district and parents that provides for two-way, timely, and full information about academic progress, safety, and other important matters relating to education.

6) Fail to operate facilities with appropriate accessibility and privacy and meeting high health and safety standards.

7) Fail to inform parents, guardians, students, and citizens of this policy or to provide a way to be heard for persons who believe they have not been accorded a reasonable interpretation of their protection under this policy.

Date Warned: June 8, 2007

Date Adopted: July 1, 2007