Agenda Item
7. First Read: 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 an amendment to Board Policy BBC: Board Committees for First Read. The proposed revisions are requested to update the policy, to clarify the current language to include language from Board Policy BBF: Advisory Committees. This policy has been reviewed and analyzed by the Board Policy Committee. The Committee agrees on the recommended revisions.
Why: The Board Policy Review Committee met and conferred regarding Board Policy BBE: School Board Attorney and determined that revisions were needed.
Details: 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.
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
Clean Version
Board Policy BBC: Board Committees
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance on the creation and existence of board
committees.
The DeKalb County Board of Education is committed to the creation of committees to further
the district's strategic goals. Board committees are established by the board. The board will
create committees by majority vote. The resolution creating the committee will identify the
issue or matter that the committee will address.
• The board may maintain standing committees. Standing committees will be dissolved
by majority vote.
• The board may appoint special committees and advisory committees for specific tasks.
Special committees will dissolve when the task is completed or by a majority vote by the
board, whichever comes first.
Committee meetings will be open to the public and subject to the Open Meetings Act.
A. Board Committees
The board may authorize the creation of board committees (“committees”) but only in
conformity with the provisions below.
1. Membership:
a. Committee members may include members of the board, staff, students,
and/or other citizens residing within the DeKalb County School District
boundaries.
b. A committee will have no more than three (3) Board members.
c. The board chair will designate a committee chair at the time the committee
members are named.
2. Meeting Locations:
a. All committee meetings will occur virtually or on district property.
b. When a committee needs a meeting location, the superintendent or the
superintendent's designee will arrange a meeting location for the date and time
needed.
B. Advisory Committees
The board may enlist citizen groups to assist and counsel the board. Such advisory committees
will:
• Represent the community
• Serve only in an advisory capacity
• Make researched-based recommendations to the board
The board will consider committee recommendations and may act on those recommendations.
The board may approve committee bylaws. The bylaws should include committee roles and
responsibilities, procedures for member selection, length of service, and procedures for
amending the committee bylaws.
The board also supports the establishment of a superintendent's advisory committee.