BGB - Policy Adoption
File: BGB
Policy Adoption
Adoption of new policies or changing existing policies is solely the responsibility of the Franklin School Committee. Policies will be adopted and/or amended only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the School Committee when such action has been scheduled on the agenda of a regular or special meeting.
To permit time for study of all policies or amendments to policies and to provide an opportunity for interested parties to react, proposed policies or amendments will be presented as an agenda item to the Committee in the following sequence:
1. Discussion/Action item -- 1st reading of proposed policy or policies; response from Superintendent; report from any advisory or subcommittee assigned responsibility in the area; Committee discussion and directions for any redrafting. If changes are substantive the policy may return to the subcommittee for revision; then return to full committee again as a first reading.
2. Discussion/Action item – 2nd reading, discussion, adoption or rejection.
Amendments to the policy at the action stage will not require repetition of the sequence, unless there are substantive changes.
The Franklin School Committee may dispense with the above sequence to meet emergency conditions.
Policies will be effective upon the date of adoption or on a date set by the School Committee. This date will ensure that affected persons have an opportunity to become familiar with the requirements of the new policy prior to its implementation.
Reviewed; revised 7/29/08
Reviewed; no revisions 6/16/15
Reviewed; revised 6/4/19