Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School District
Bylaws & Policies
 

0110 - IDENTIFICATION

0111 - Name

The Board of Education of this District shall be known officially as the Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School District Board of Education. (R.C. 3311.01)

0112 - Composition

The Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School District shall be composed of the:

Buckeye, Grand Valley, Jefferson Area, Ledgemont, and Pymatuning Valley Local School Districts

Ashtabula Area, Conneaut Area, and Geneva Area City School Districts

St. John High School

R.C. 3311.19A

0113 Address

The official address of the Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School District Board of Education shall be 1565 State Route 167, Jefferson, Ohio 44047.

0114 Seal

The Board of Education shall adopt an official seal for the District.

0118 - Philosophy of the Board

A Board of Education is a legal entity for providing public education within a geographic area of the State of Ohio. The system was created by, and is governed by, State statutes. Members of a Board are, therefore, State officers chosen by citizens to represent them and the State in the legislative management of the local schools.

The Board of Education has the dual responsibility for implementing statutory requirements pertaining to public education and for meeting the desires of the citizens. While the Board has an obligation to determine and assess citizen desires, it is understood that when the citizens elect delegates to represent them in the conduct of specified educational programs, they, at the same time, endow their representatives with the authority to exercise their best judgment in determining policies, making decisions, and approving procedures for carrying out the responsibility.

The Board declares and, thereby, reaffirms its intent to:

 A.maintain two-way communications with citizens of the District and with its participating local school districts. The Board shall keep them informed of the progress and problems of the District, and shall ask them to bring their aspirations and concerns about the District to the attention of this body.
 B.establish policies and make decisions on the basis of declared educational philosophy and goals.
 C.act as a truly representative body for its constituents in all matters related to programs and operations. The Board recognizes that ultimate responsibility for public education rests with the State, but the Board of Education has been assigned specific authority through statute, and the Board shall not relinquish or fail to exercise that authority.