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003. FUNCTIONS

The Board shall exercise its rule-making power by adopting bylaws and policies for the organization and operation of the school district.

1. Bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the Board by a majority of all the members, provided that at the preceding regular meeting the amendment shall have been read and discussed at length. Upon the declaration of an emergency, an amendment to the bylaws may be adopted at the regular meeting at which it is first proposed upon the affirmative votes of seven (7) Board members.
2. The formulation and adopting of written policies shall constitute the basic method by which the Board shall exercise its leadership in the operation of the school system.

Policies shall be adopted by resolution of the Board, on which the vote of each member shall be recorded. New policies, amendments, revisions and repeal of policies shall be presented and discussed at one regular, interim business or special meeting of the Board and shall be voted upon at the next regular, interim business or special meeting of the Board, provided that at least fourteen (14) days shall intervene between the two meetings.

Upon the declaration of an emergency by seven (7) Board members, which finding shall be stated in the resolution, a new policy or an amendment, revisions or repeal of a policy may be presented and voted upon at the same meeting, except that the determination of an emergency shall not be required in the event of fire, fold, or other unforeseen disasters.

While any policy of the Board is subject to review at any time, it shall be the duty of the Board to review its policies in January of each even-numbered year.

The Board reserves the right to review and supersede administrative rules inconsistent with policies established by the Board or contrary to law.

The adoption, modification, repeal or suspension of a Board procedure or policy shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board. All current procedures and policies shall be printed in the Board Policy Manual.

The Board shall exercise its executive power by the appointment of a district Superintendent who shall enforce the statute of the Commonwealth, the rules of the State Board of Education and the policies of the Board of School Directors of the School District of Springfield Township.

The Superintendent is responsible to the Board for executing the policies established by the Board.

The Board reserves the right to review and supersede administrative rules inconsistent with policies established by 11/08/2006

The Superintendent may prepare administrative rules for the administration of the school district which are not inconsistent with statutes or regulations of the State Board and which are dictated by the policies of this Board. Such administrative rules shall be binding on the employees to promulgation and shall be binding on the employees of this district and the students in the schools of this district when issued.

The Superintendent shall be delegated the authority to take necessary action in circumstances not provided for the Board policy, provided that such action shall be reported to the Board at the meeting next following such action.

The Superintendent shall implement a procedure to inform employees of their responsibilities under the Ethics Law. This procedure shall be approved by the Board, and the completion of the implementation reported to the Board.

The Board may assume jurisdiction over controversies or disputes arising within this school district concerning any matter over which the Board has authority granted by statute or where the Board has retained jurisdiction in contract or policies.

In furtherance of its ad judicatory function, the Board may hold hearings in accordance with law which shall offer the parties to a dispute, or notice duly given, a fair and impartial forum for the resolution of the matter.

Beyond the basic requirements of due process, a hearing may vary in form and content in line with the severity of the consequence which may flow from it, the difficulty of establishing findings of fact from conflicting evidence, and the impact of the Board’s decision on the school district.