Adopted: 7/10/02
The Legislative Assembly of the state of Oregon delegates to the board responsibility for the conduct and governance of schools. The general powers granted to the board are:
1. Legislative or Rule-Making Authority
In regular or special public meetings, after open discussion and after members’ votes are recorded, the board shall establish rules or policy to govern the conduct of its members and the proceedings of the board.
The board shall establish policies and regulations for governing schools and students consistent with State Board of Education rules and with local, state, and federal laws.
The board is responsible for providing adequate and direct means for keeping informed about the needs and wishes of the public and for keeping local citizens informed about the schools.
2. Judicial Authority
As provided by law, policy or contract, the board acts as a fact-finding body or a court of appeal for staff members, students, and the public when issues involve board policies or agreements and their implementation, and when the board must determine the rights, duties, or obligations of those who address the board.
3. Executive or Administrative Authority
The board shall appoint a superintendent delegated to establish administrative regulations to implement board policy and goals. The board shall evaluate the superintendent’s performance.
The board may establish academic and financial goals for the district and evaluate the superintendent’s implementation of those goals.
The board shall oversee the district’s financial affairs by authorizing, appropriating, and adopting budgets and by proposing local option or bond elections, when appropriate and as allowed by law, to provide for program operation and maintenance or acquisition of district property.
The board shall authorize the superintendent to approve payment on all contracts and business transactions of the district in accordance with board policies on purchasing and budget requirements. The board shall provide for an annual audit of the district’s assets.
The board shall employ the staff necessary to carry out the educational program and shall provide for regular evaluation of staff.
The board shall direct the collective bargaining process to establish collective bargaining agreements with the district’s personnel. The board shall establish, through the collective bargaining process where appropriate, salaries and salary schedules, other terms and conditions of employment, and personnel policies for districtwide application.
The board shall establish the days of the year and the hours of the day when school will be in session.
Legal Reference(s):
ORS 192.630
ORS 243.656
ORS Chapter 279
ORS 294.305 - 294.565
ORS 294.321
ORS 294.326
ORS 332.072 - 332.111
ORS 332.505
ORS 336.035
ORS 336.095
ORS Chapter 339
ORS 342.905