The School Committee shall direct the Superintendent to establish and maintain an orderly plan
for preserving and making accessible the policies adopted by the Committee and the regulations
needed to put them into effect.
It is the goal of the School Committee to make these policies accessible to all employees of the
school system, to members of the Committee, and, insofar as practical, to all persons in the
community, especially parents, guardians and students.
Policies must be on file at the school, in the town library and in the Superintendent’s office and
shall be available for review upon request. Notice of these locations shall be made in the annual
Family/Student Handbook. Regulations shared with staff, students or the community shall
reference the appropriate policy and identify the location where policies may be reviewed when
practical.
Electronic versions may be available on the school website. At a minimum, a statement
identifying where a hardcopy of policies may be found and the process for requesting them must
be posted on the school website.
All policy manuals distributed to anyone will remain the property of the Committee and will be
considered as "on loan" to anyone, or any organization, in whose possession they might be at any
time. They are subject to recall at any time deemed necessary for purposes of updating.
The Superintendent shall maintain the master copy of the policy manual as a public record.
The School Committee shall publish a notice in the school newsletter of all policies as they are
adopted or revised.
SOURCE: MASC
First reading: 02-06-07
Second reading, first vote: 03-06-07
Final vote: 05/01/07