Funds shall be budgeted annually to support the
program. Individual Board members shall be reimbursed for out-of-pocket costs
incurred through participation in approved activities. The Board as a whole shall retain the
authority to approve or disapprove the participation of members in planned
activities. The public shall be kept
informed through the news media about the Board's continuing inservice
education and about the programs anticipated for short and long-range benefits
to our schools.
The Board regards the following as the kinds of
activities and services appropriate for implementing this policy:
1. Participation in School Board conferences,
workshops, and conventions held by the state and national school boards
associations.
2. District-sponsored training sessions for
Board members.
3. Subscriptions to publications addressed to
the concerns of Board members.
Adoption Date: April 8, 1993