1000 SCHOOL
BOARD/AUTHORITY AND DUTIES 1000
The
name of the school board is the "Wake County Board of
Education." The Board is committed
to its mission that the Wake County Public School System will significantly
increase achievement for all students by providing a world-class education that
equips students with the knowledge and expertise to become successful,
productive citizens. The official seal
of the Wake County Board of Education is:
A. Authority
1. Board members have authority only when
acting as a body duly called in session.
2.
They have no authority over school affairs as individuals or as groups
of individuals.
B. Duties
1. The Board shall concern itself primarily with
broad questions of policy rather than with administrative details.
2. The application of policies is an
administrative task to be performed by the Superintendent and staff who shall
be held responsible for the effective administration and supervision of the
entire school system.
C. Functions
1. The Board functions within the framework of
laws, court decisions, Attorney General's opinions, State Board of Education
policies, and similar mandates from the state and national levels of
government.
2. The Board fulfills its mission as the
governing body by acting as follows in carrying out its duties.
a.
Enacts policy.
b. Adopts courses of
study and provides instructional resources.
c. Employs all staff
members and prescribes their duties.
d. Approves the
budget, financial reports, and audits.
e. Determines the
need for and seeks to obtain funds for the operational support, maintenance,
improvement, and extension of the school system.
f. Provides for the
planning, expansion, improvement, financing, construction, maintenance, use,
and disposition of physical plants of the school system.
g. Prescribes the
minimum standards needed for the efficient operation and improvement of the
school system.
h. Evaluates the
educational program to determine the effectiveness with which the schools are
achieving the educational purpose of the school system.
i. Requires the
establishment and maintenance of records, accounts, archives, management
methods, and procedures considered essential to the efficient conduct of school
business.
j. Provides for the
dissemination of information relating to the schools necessary for creating a
well-informed public.
k.
Support the employment of those persons best qualified to serve as school staff
and insist on a regular and impartial evaluation of all staff.