Chandler Park Academy Board Service Member

Job Description

Description:

PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY BOARD MEMBER

Authorizer: Saginaw Valley State University

The Chandler Park Academy Board’s mission is to demonstrate leadership in service to the school. It achieves this by setting goals and by collaborating with each other, the parents, students, and staff. A member of the Chandler Park Academy Board of Directors, one is among the dedicated pioneers of innovation who are striving to improve education. As a board member, your contributions will be vital to this effort.

Responsibilities

Set policy, then delegate implementation of policy to school personnel,

Monitor the implementation of policy and procedures,

Assure the mission and goals of the school are being achieved,

Monitor to see that contract obligations to the authorizer are fulfilled,

Work as a team with other board members and the school staff, and

Consistently serve the best interests of students and parents.

Board Member Ethics

As members of the Board of Directors, Board members will strive to improve public education and to that end they will:

remember always that their first and greatest concern must be for the educational welfare of the students attending the academy.

attend all regularly scheduled and special Board Meetings insofar as possible, and become informed concerning the issues to be considered at those meetings;

recognize that they should endeavor to make policy decisions only after full discussion at publicly held Board meetings;

render all decisions based on the available facts and independent judgment, and refuse to surrender that judgment to individuals or special interest groups;

encourage the free expression of opinion by all Board members, and seek systematic communications between the Board and students, staff, and all elements of the community;

communicate to other board members, Educational Service Provider expressions of public reaction to Board policies and Academy programs;

communicate to other Board members and the Educational Service Provider expressions of public reaction to Board policies and Academy programs;

inform themselves about current educational issues by individual study and through participation in programs providing needed information;

support the employment of those persons best qualified to serve as staff, and support regular and impartial evaluation of all staff;

avoid being placed in a position of conflict of interest, and refrain from using their Board positions for personal or partisan gain;

take no private action that will compromise the Board or administration, and respect the confidentiality of information that is privileged under applicable law;

observe all applicable statutory limitation and duties regarding conflicts of interest.

Compensation

Board members will not be compensated for any board meetings, committee meetings, or for any Academy functions or for any services rendered to the Board or the Academy.

Job Type: Part-time

Hours per week:

Less than 10Requirements: