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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES <br /> 1325 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 <br /> <br />POLICY DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />The Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 Board of Trustees understands that written <br />policies are the primary means by which the School Board governs the District. As <br />such, the Board shall use policy development as a means to articulate the Board’s <br />vision for student achievement, citizenship, and business operations. <br /> <br />1. Policies provide several vital services: <br />a. Chart a course of action; <br />b. Have the force of law, but are subject to state and federal laws and regulations; <br />c. Give direction to and through the superintendent on how the District will operate; <br />d. Serve as guidelines for the Board’s own operations; and <br />e. Direct the successful and efficient functioning of the District. <br />2. The Board recognizes that changes in needs, conditions, and laws will require <br />revision, deletions and additions to the policies. The Board encourages <br />suggestions, and proposals for policy changes from any individual or group affected <br />by the District’s policies. <br />3. The Board recognizes that the creation of new policies and/or the update to existing <br />policies may require additional policies to be updated in order to maintain <br />consistency and accuracy. The Board encourages those revisions and <br />acknowledges it may take time to identify and update all affected policies. If a <br />conflict is created by the creation of a new policy or an update to an existing policy, <br />the most recent policy or update will be considered correct unless a review by the <br />Board determines otherwise. <br />4. The Board directs the Superintendent/designee to use an orderly process in <br />examining and preparing policy proposals for Board action, including, but not limited <br />to: <br />a. Considering the impact the policy proposal will have on student achievement, <br />citizenship, and business operations; <br />b. Gathering relevant research and data; <br />c. Aligning policies with the Strategic Plan; <br />d. Communicating with and encouraging input from those that will be affected by <br />the policy change; and <br />e. Ensuring that policy, procedure and practice are consistent with each other. <br />5. DEFINITIONS