Spearfish School District 40-2
8000 INTERNAL BOARD OF OPERATIONS

Board Policy                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Code: 8410

ORIENTATION OF BOARD MEMBER ELECT

The Board and the superintendent will assist each newly elected member to understand the functions, policies, and procedures of the Board. Each new member elected will:

1. Be given selected material on the functions of the Board and the school system.
2. Be free to consult with the superintendent and any other administrative staff member for additional information.
3. Be given a copy of the policies and bylaws of the Board, ASBSD guides or materials and student handbooks and regulations.
4. Receive Board meeting agendas.
5. Be invited to attend all meetings. As a courtesy and at the discretion of the board president, the board member elect may be invited to, in an observation capacity only, attend executive sessions.

Adopted June 15, 1987
Revised August 10, 1987
Revised December 14, 1998
Reviewed January 11, 2010