| The complete rewrite process
for colleges, education service districts or school districts usually takes 9-12 meetings
with the board, college president or superintendent and others. These 2-4 hour work sessions are generally held
monthly. The process encourages discussions, consensus building
and clarification of policy and related issues, resulting in a
complete, up-to-date policy manual. Policy drafts are
customized; existing language will be used when possible. The policy
manual is divided into nine sections:
Section A/B - Board Governance
Section C - Administration
Section D - Fiscal Management
Section E - Support Services
Section F - Facilities
Section G - Personnel
Section I - Instruction
Section J - Students
Section K/L - Community Relations
(OSBA requires all
rewrite project participants to convert to a letter coding system.)
Using analysis information, policy drafts are written by
section. These drafts are then sent to the district prior to the
scheduled meetings to allow time for board members/administrators to
review drafts.
An OSBA policy specialist facilitates each work session,
highlighting any requirements of laws or rules, discussing possible options and answering
questions as each policy is customized.
The cost of a rewrite is based on
organization size, less the
amount paid for an audit,
if one was done within the previous year. We
encourage districts to consider our online/manual
maintenance services following a rewrite to keep their
policies current and up to date. |
