Generally
The Board's sole connection to the operational organization, achievements, and conduct of the District and its staff is through the Superintendent. In addition:
- The Board will consider the Superintendent's performance synonymous with the performance of the Ends Policies as a whole; and
- Board members will refer any compliments, complaints, or criticisms concerning District operational issues and trends to the Superintendent.
The Board Acts as a Single Body
Only decisions of the Board acting as a single body are binding on the Superintendent.
Accordingly:
- The Board provides instruction to the Superintendent through systematically developed Board policies that prescribe the District goals to be achieved ("Ends Policies") and the risks, situations, and actions to be avoided, allowing the Superintendent to use any reasonable interpretation of these policies. As long as the Superintendent uses any reasonable interpretation of the Board's policies, the Superintendent is authorized to make all decisions, take all actions, establish programs and practices, and develop all activities the Superintendent deems appropriate;
- Decisions or instructions of individual Board members or committees are not binding on the Superintendent except in rare instances when, by motion and majority vote of the Board, the Board has specifically delegated such exercise of authority;
- Individual Board members will not provide instructions to nor request work from the Superintendent except in rare instances when, by motion and majority vote of the Board, the Board has specifically delegated such exercise of authority;
- Direction to the Superintendent may only be through official Board motions;
- In rare instances where a Board member may request information which in the Superintendent's opinion will take a material amount of staff time or funds to gather or which would be disruptive to operations, the Superintendent may ask for further clarification from the full Board; and
- Board members will partner with the Superintendent to share, promote, and advocate on behalf of the district to our/the community.