Agenda Item
6. First Read: Deletion of Board Policy BBF: Advisory Committees and Combine with Board Policy BBC: Board Committees
Summary: Presented by: Mrs. Marissa Key, Executive Director of Legal Affairs, Division of Legal Services
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education accept a recommendation to Board Policy BBF: Advisory Committees for First Read. The proposed recommendation is to delete this policy and combine it with Board Policy BBC: Board Committees. This policy has been reviewed and analyzed by the Board Policy Committee. The Committee agrees on the recommendation.
Why: The Board Policy Review Committee met and conferred regarding Board Policy BBF: Advisory Committees and determined that this policy should be combined with Board Policy BBC: Board Committees.
Details: At the April 15, 2024 meeting of the DeKalb County Board of Education, the Board Policy Review Committee was established. The purpose of the Board Policy Review Committee is to ensure the ongoing review, development, and refinement of Board policies governing the District. The Board Policy Review Committee has the goal of promoting transparency, accountability, and compliance with state, local, and federal laws while fostering a safe, equitable, and inclusive environment for all within the District.
The Board Policy Review Committee reviewed and analyzed Board Policy BBF: Advisory Committees and determined that it should be deleted and combined with Board Policy: BBC Board Committees. As a result, it is requested that this policy be deleted.
Financial impact: No Financial Impact to the District
Contact: Ms. Noga Baruch, Legal Counsel, Hall Booth Smith, PC Attorneys at Law (404) 954-5000
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Attorney Approval Not Required
Board Policy Manual
DeKalb County School District
Board Policy BBF: Advisory Committees Status: ADOPTED
Original Adopted Date: 09/11/2000 | Last Revised Date: 09/21/2011 | Last Reviewed Date: 09/21/2011
The DeKalb County Board of Education may from time to time enlist citizen groups to assist and counsel the Board.
Such advisory committees shall be representative of the community in relation to the task assigned and shall serve in
an advisory capacity only, making recommendations to the Board based on research and facts. The Board shall give
careful consideration to all committee recommendations, but the Board alone will have authority to act upon such
recommendations. For any such committee, the Board may approve committee bylaws setting forth the roles and
responsibilities of the committee, procedures for member selection and length of service, and procedures for
amending the committee bylaws.
The Board also supports the establishment of Superintendent’s advisory committees. Adoption of and changes to
Superintendent’s advisory committee bylaws may be approved by the Superintendent or his or her designee.