Development of Board Bylaws & Policies

	Your NEOLA® Associate will:
	Analyze the minutes of Board meetings for the past five years as well as current district policies and other pertinent school district documents.
	Identify gaps in policies.
	Separate procedural matter from policy.
	Summarize current policy strengths and weaknesses.
	Discuss the status report with school district personnel.

	Your NEOLA® Associate will:
	Provide templates of generic policies that reflect the best thinking of consultants and legal counsel in all states where NEOLA® operates.
	Work with District staff to customize the templates to meet each District's special needs.
	Provide templates that comply with State and Federal laws.
	Provide templates that contain citations from statutes and regulations of both State and Federal law.

	NEOLA® publishes two regular Updates per year that include proposed revisions to policy, guidelines/procedures, and/or forms that are based on changes in Federal and State law, government regulations and school practices.
	NEOLA® will publish special Updates when legislative action requires Districts to make policy decisions that cannot wait until the next regular Update.
	Your NEOLA® Associate will meet with the designated District representative(s) for up to two hours to review the update packet and answer questions about the proposed revisions.