{"id":10,"date":"2024-08-22T19:44:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.msdwt.k12.in.us\/board-policy\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-04-07T08:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T12:49:04","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.msdwt.k12.in.us\/board-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"School Board Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Index&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msdwt.k12.in.us\/board-policy\/home\/section-a\/\">A \u2013 Basic Commitments<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msdwt.k12.in.us\/board-policy\/home\/section-b\/\">B \u2013 School Board Governance<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msdwt.k12.in.us\/board-policy\/home\/section-c\/\">C \u2013 Students<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msdwt.k12.in.us\/board-policy\/home\/section-d\/\">D \u2013 Administration and Personnel<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msdwt.k12.in.us\/board-policy\/home\/section-e\/\">E \u2013 Instruction<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msdwt.k12.in.us\/board-policy\/home\/section-f\/\">F \u2013 Fiscal Management<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msdwt.k12.in.us\/board-policy\/home\/section-g\/\">G \u2013 Operations and Facilities<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msdwt.k12.in.us\/board-policy\/home\/section-h-community-relations\/\">H \u2013 Community Relations<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msdwt.k12.in.us\/board-policy\/home\/resolutions\/\">Resolutions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">The Need for Written Policy<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>The role of the Board is to establish policy; the role of the administration is to execute it. The Board expresses its policy determinations in the form of written policy statements; the administration implements policy through such devices as administrative rules, memoranda and directives, and through daily contacts with staff, students, and public.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Policies<\/strong>\u00a0are principles adopted by the school board to chart a course of action. They tell what is wanted and may include also why and how much. 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