Accountability of the Board 4.2
The
job of the Board is to represent its owners and advocate for the Montpelier
School District through responsible
stewardship and lead the district by determining and demanding appropriate and
excellent school district performance.
To distinguish the Board’s own unique job from the jobs of the
superintendent and staff, the Board will:
1)
Use
strategies that involve input from students, staff, parents and the community.
2)
Develop
written governing policies which, at the broadest levels, address:
a.
Ends:
District impacts, benefits, or results and their relative worth for specified
recipients (what end result is desired for whom and at what cost);
b.
Superintendent
Limitations: Constraints on executive authority, which establish the practical,
ethical, and legal boundaries within which all executive activity and
decision-making will take place;
c.
Governance
Process: How the Board will conceive, carry out and monitor its own work;
d.
Board-Superintendent
Relationship: How authority is delegated and its proper use monitored; the
Superintendent role, authority, and accountability.
3)
Define
and require demonstration of accountability for successful organizational
performance on Ends and Superintendent Limitations.
4)
Advocate
for the district and the students it serves, including legislative awareness of
the district’s viability and needs.
5)
Adopt
a budget and other ballot issues that reflect the Board’s values and citizen
affordability.
6)
Name schools and mascots.
Date
Adopted: July 1, 2007