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Policy Manual


Policy: BIA
New Board Member Orientation


A new member -- or any person designated for appointment as a new member of the Board -- is to be afforded the Board and the staff's fullest measures of courtesy and cooperation. Board and staff shall make every feasible effort to assist the new member to become fully informed about the Board's functions, policies, procedures, and problems.
A special workshop will be convened for the primary purpose of orienting the new member to his or her responsibilities, to the Board's method of operating, and to School District policies and procedures.
To this end, each new member should be provided with printed materials, including, for example:

    1. A copy of Becoming a Better Board Member
    2. The School Board Policy Manual
    3. The NH School Boards Association Orientation Packet
    4. The current school budget
    5. Negotiated agreements
    6. Contracts for services.


ADOPTED: 12 November 1998