0130. 	FUNCTIONS

Section 1.  Rules - The Board of Education shall reserve to itself the function of providing guides for the discretionary action of those to whom it delegates authority.  These guides for discretionary action shall constitute the policies governing the operation of the school system.  They shall be recorded in writing.

The formulation and adoption of written bylaws and policies shall constitute the basic method by which the Board shall exercise its leadership in the operation of the school system.

A.	Bylaws may be amended only upon a majority vote of those present and voting at two meetings held not less than twenty-seven days apart and in the calls for which the proposed amendment has been described in writing.

B.	Policies may be amended only upon a majority vote of the full Board at a meeting in the call for which the proposed amendment has been described in writing.

C.	Bylaws may be suspended only upon a majority vote of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting in the call for which the proposed suspension has been described in writing, or upon a unanimous vote of all the members of the Board when no such written notice has been given.

D.	Policies may be suspended only upon a majority vote of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting in the call for which the proposed suspension has been described in writing, or upon a unanimous vote of all the members of the Board when no such written notice has been given.

The formal adoption of policies shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board of Education.  Only those written statements so adopted and so recorded shall be regarded as official Board policy.

Any policy or part of a policy that is superseded by a term in a negotiated agreement shall no longer be in force and effect as a policy.
Section 2.  Acts - The administration of the school system in all of its aspects shall be delegated to the Superintendent, who shall carry out his/her administrative functions in accord with the policies adopted by the Board.  The execution of all decisions made by the Board concerning the internal operation of the school system shall be delegated to the Superintendent.

A.	Administrative Regulations shall be formulated in order to specify required actions and to design the detailed arrangements under which the schools will be operated.  These rules and administrative regulations must be in every respect consistent with the policies adopted by the Board.  The Board itself shall formulate and adopt administrative regulations only when specific State laws require Board adoption, or possibly after discussion and consideration, in light of strong community attitudes, or staff reaction.

B.	In situations which arise within the schools where the Board has provided no guides for administrative action, the Superintendent shall have power to act, but his/her decisions shall be subject to review by action of the Board at its next regular meeting.  It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to inform the Board promptly of such action and of the need for policy.

Section 3.  Review - The study and evaluation of reports concerning the execution of its written policies shall constitute the basic method by which the Board of Education shall exercise its control over the operation of the school system.  The Board may also hear and judge appeals in complaints and grievances arising from its acts or the acts of the Superintendent, as defined in statutes, the contractual agreements of this Board, or in Board policies.

N.J.A.S.A.  18A:11-1

Date Adopted:  	4/18/77
Date Revised:	3/18/91, 4/28/20