Glenbard Township High School District 87
Policy 2:150
Board of Education
Committees
Board Committees
The School Board creates Board committees as the Board deems necessary. The Board President makes all Board committee appointments unless specifically stated otherwise. Notice of Board committee meetings shall be given in the same manner as notice for special meetings, and Board committee meetings shall be open to the public unless the topic for discussion is an item on which a public body may hold a closed session. Board committees report directly to the Board.
Special Board Committees
Special committees may be created for specific purposes or to investigate special issues. A special committee shall be automatically dissolved after presenting its final report to the Board or at the Board's discretion. Citizen advisory committees may be used to interpret school needs to the community and to gather information from the community.
Standing Board Committees
Standing committees are created for indefinite terms to fulfill continuing District needs for investigation and monitoring of specific issues. Standing committees are:
1. Curriculum Committee.
2. Policy Committee.
3. Finance and Facility Committee.
4. Legislative Committee.
The above committees consider suggestions regarding their particular issues and provide information and recommendations to the Board.
5. Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee. This committee, which assists the development of student discipline policy and procedure, is comprised of parents and teachers, and may also include persons whose expertise or experience is needed. The committee reviews such issues as administering medication in the schools, reciprocal reporting between the School District and local law enforcement agencies regarding criminal offenses committed by students, student discipline, disruptive classroom behavior, school bus safety procedures, and the dissemination of student conduct information.
6. Behavioral Interventions Committee. This committee develops, implements, and monitors procedures for using behavioral interventions in accordance with Board Policy 7:230,Misconduct by Students with Disabilities. Committee reports and makes recommendations to the School Board.
Superintendent Committees
The Superintendent creates Superintendent committees as deemed necessary and makes all appointments. Superintendent committees report to the Superintendent.
LEGAL REF.: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. ยง 1232g.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as reauthorized by P.L. 103-382.
Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act, Chapter I, General
Administrative Requirements, ยง 200.53(b)(1).
Rules and Regulations for the Control of Communicable Diseases, issued by the
Illinois Department of Public Health.
5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.
105 ILCS 5/10-20.14 and 10/1 et seq.
23 Ill. Admin. Code ยง 226.115 and ยง 226.350 et seq.
CROSS REF.: 2:240, 5:40, 6:170, 7:190, 7:230, 7:280
ADOPTED: December 8, 1997
REVIEWED: November 21, 2005
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