The Janesville Consolidated School District board is authorized by and derives its organization from Iowa law.  The board will consist of 5 board members.  Board members are elected at-large.

The board is organized for the purpose of setting policy and providing general direction for the school district.  The board will hold its organizational meeting at the first regular meeting following the canvass of votes.  The retiring board will transfer materials, including the board policy manual, and responsibility to the new board.

The organizational meeting allows the outgoing board to approve minutes of its previous meetings, complete unfinished business and review the school election results.  The retiring board will adjourn and the new board will then begin.  The board secretary will administer the oath of office to the newly-elected board members.  The board secretary will also preside while the new board elects the president and vice-president of the new board.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 274.2; 275.23A; 277.23, .28, .31; 279.1, .5, .7, .8, .33 (2007).
                                       281 I.A.C. 12.3 (2).

Cross Reference:  202    Board of Directors Members
                                       206.1  President
                                       206.2  Vice President
                                       210    Board of Directors' Meetings

Approved    11/13/95               
Reviewed   10/18/21                 
Revised   10/18/21  

The board, acting on behalf of the school district, will have jurisdiction over school matters within the territory of the school district.

The board is empowered to make policy for its own governance, for employees, for students and for school district facilities.  The board is also empowered to enforce its policies.  The board may, through its quasi-judicial power, conduct hearings and rule on issues and disputes confronting the school district.

The board has these powers and all other powers expressly granted to it in federal and state law as well as the powers that can be reasonably implied from the express powers.

Legal Reference:  Board of Directors of Ind. School Dist. of Waterloo v. Green, 259 Iowa 1260,
                                        Iowa Code §§ 28E; 274.1-.2; 279.8.
                                        281 I.A.C. 12.1(2).

Cross Reference:  209       Board of Directors' Management Procedures

Approved    11/13/95               
Reviewed   10/18/21                 
Revised   10/18/21  

The board is authorized to govern the school district which it oversees.  The board is entrusted with public funds and is responsible for overseeing the improvement of student outcomes, including student academic achievement and skill proficiency.  As the governing board of the school district, the board has three duties to perform:  legislative duty, executive duty and evaluative duty.

As a representative of the citizens of the school district community, the board is responsible for legislating policy for the school district.  As a policy making body, the board has jurisdiction to enact policy with the force and effect of law for the management and operation of the school district.

It is the responsibility of the board, under the board's executive duty, to select its chief executive officer, the superintendent, to operate the school district on the board's behalf.  The board delegates to the superintendent its authority to carry out board policy, to formulate and carry out rules and regulations and to handle the administrative details in a manner which supports and is consistent with board policy.

The board has a responsibility to review the education program's performance under its evaluative duty.  The board regularly reviews the education program and ancillary services.  The review includes a careful study and examination of the facts, conditions and circumstances surrounding the amount of funds received or expended and the education program's ability to achieve the board's educational philosophy and goals for the school district.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 274.1; 279.1, .8, .20; 280.12.
                                        281 I.A.C. 12.3(2).

Cross Reference:  101       Educational Philosophy of the School District
                                        103       Long-Range Needs Assessment
                                        209       Board of Directors' Management Procedures
                                        600       Goals and Objectives of the Education Program

Approved  11/13/95                
Reviewed  10/18/21                 
Revised  09/14/21