201.2 - General Powers and Duties

The Board of Directors shall make rules for its own government and that of the teachers and pupils, and for the care of the schoolhouse, grounds and property of the school corporation, and aid in the enforcement of these rules, and require the performance of duties of said persons imposed by the law and the rules.  The board is also empowered to enforce its policies.  The board may, through its quasi-judicial power, conduct hearings and rule on issues and disputes confronting the school district.

 

Legislative -  The School Board represents the people of the District and shall function as a policy-making body. The Board has complete jurisdiction over the School
                     District and its employees.

Executive   - The Board of Directors selects an Executive Officer, the Superintendent of Schools, and delegates to the Superintendent the authority for carrying out the
                     policies, plans, and administrative details necessary to insure that all phases formulated by the Board are made effective in the operation of the Schools.

Evaluative  - Evaluation is that function which attempts, through careful examination and study of facts and conditions, to determine the efficiency of the operation of
                     the schools, not only in dollars and cents, but in desirable values as the result of instruction based on a sound philosophy of education.

The board has these powers and all other powers expressly granted to it in federal and state law as well as the powers that can be reasonably implied from the express powers.

 

 

Legal Reference:         
Board of Directors of Ind. School Dist. of Waterloo v. Green, 259 Iowa 1260, 147 N.W.2d 854 (1967).
Iowa Code §§ 28E; 274.1-.2; 279.8 (2013).
281 I.A.C. 12.1(2).
1990 Op. Att'y Gen. 66.
Iowa Code §§ 274.1; 279.1, .8, .20; 280.12 (2013).
281 I.A.C. 12.3(2).

Date of Adoption:        
May 12, 1975                          

Date of Review:
December 14, 2020