SERIES 1000 Community Relations

1100 Communications with the Public

General

The Board of Education believes it is important to inform the public about school curriculum, programs, and activities so citizens can participate in these programs. Concurrently, the school staff, administration, and Board of Education should be aware of the community's goals and concerns for its children so they may be given consideration in curriculum, program, and activity revisions.

To this end, the Board supports and encourages various means such as publications, press releases, open houses, and other public events to disseminate school district information and to hear from the community.

Administration of the Community Relations Program

The community relations program shall be a concurrent responsibility of the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools. The Superintendent of Schools shall work with members of the Board of Education to conduct an active and comprehensive informational program throughout the school district.

Staff members shall be kept informed of community relations efforts, and their support and participation in such efforts shall be sought.

News of Board of Education Meetings and Activities

The Board of Education believes in the widest possible dissemination of news concerning the school and shall cooperate fully with the press, radio, and television to assure that news coverage is complete, balanced, and accurate.

Board minutes shall be available in unapproved form, within 72 hours of a Board meeting excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; a written record of Board votes shall be available for public inspection in the Superintendent's office within 48 hours of a Board meeting excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. (In determining the time herein, any day on which the Board office is closed shall also be excluded.)

It should be made clear to anyone wishing to review the minutes that they are unofficial until approved by the Board of Education.

                                                                                                                                                      1100(b)

Community Relations

Communications with the Public

Legal Reference:                   Connecticut General Statutes

                                               1-13 Making of reproductions

                                               1-14 “Certified copy” defined. Evidence.

                                               1-16 Reproductions

                                               1-17 Reproductions to serve purposes of originals

                                               1-212 Copies of public records, fees.

   1-225 Meetings of government agencies to be public. Recording of votes. Schedule an               agenda of meetings to be filed. Notice of special meetings. Executive sessions.

                                               10-220 Duties of boards of education.

Policy adopted: April 13, 2015 THOMASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Thomaston, Connecticut