Valders Area School District
Bylaws & Policies
 

0100 - DEFINITIONS

The bylaws of the Board of Education of this District incorporate quotations from the laws and administrative code of the State of Wisconsin. Such quotations may be substantively altered only by appropriate legislative, judicial, or administrative action.

Whenever the following items are used in these bylaws and policies, they shall have the meaning set forth below:

 

Administrative Guideline

 
 

A statement, based on policy, usually written, which outlines and/or describes the means by which a policy should be implemented and which provides for the management cycle of planning, action, and assessment or evaluation.

 
 

Agreement

 
 

A collectively negotiated contract with a recognized bargaining unit.

 
 

Board

 
 

The Board of Education also commonly referred to as the School Board.

 
 

Bylaw

 
 

Rule of the Board for its own governance.

 
 

Clerk

 
 

The chief clerk of the Board of Education. (See Bylaw 0170)

 
 

District

 
 

The School District.

 
 

District Administrator

 
 

The chief executive officer of the School District. In policy, capitalization of the term District Administrator implies delegation of responsibilities to appropriate staff members.

 
 

Due Process

 
 

Procedural due process requires prior knowledge (a posted discipline code), notice of offense (accusation), and the opportunity to respond. Specific due process requirements are dependent upon the circumstances and may vary depending on such circumstances.

 
 

Full Board

 
 

Authorized number of voting members entitled by law to govern the District. The full Board is the total number of Board members authorized by law regardless of the number of current sitting members.

 
 

May

 
 

This word is used when an action by the Board or its designee is permitted but not required.

 
 

Medical Advisor

   
 

The School District is required to appoint a Medical Advisor. The medical advisor shall be a licensed physician and will participate in the annual review of the District emergency nursing services plan. The School District may also have the medical advisor fulfill other roles. (PI 8.01(g)(3))

   
 

Meeting

 
 

Any gathering which is attended by or open to all of the members of the Board, held with the intent on the part of the members of the body present to discuss or act as a unit upon the specific public business of that body. Wis. Stat. 19.82(2).

   
 

Parent

 
 

The natural, adoptive, or surrogate parents or the party designated by the courts as the legal guardian or custodian of a student. Both parents will be considered to have equal rights unless a court of law decrees otherwise.

 
 

Policy

 
 

A general, written statement by the governing Board which defines its expectations or position on a particular matter and authorizes appropriate action that must or may be taken to establish and/or maintain those expectations.

 
 

President

 
 

The chief executive officer of the Board of Education. (See Bylaw 0170)

 
 

Principal

 
 

The educational leader and head administrator of one (1) or more District schools. In policy and administrative guidelines, implies authority to delegate responsibilities to appropriate members of his/her staff.

 
 

Professional Staff Member

 
 

District employees that are either certified teachers employed in a position for which certification is a requirement of employment or administrative employees that are responsible for oversight or supervision of a component or components of the District's operation, or serve as assistants to such persons, regardless of whether they hold an administrative contract or are required to have administrator certification, but excluding the District Administrator.

 
 

Relative

 
 

The mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, parent of spouse, child, grandparents, grandchild, or dependent in the immediate household.

   
 

Shall

 
 

This word is used when an action by the Board or its designee is required. (The word "will" or "must" signifies a required action.)

 
 

Student

 
 

A person who is officially enrolled in a school or program of the District.

 
 

Superintendent

 
 

As noted under District Administrator, locally some districts refer to the chief executive officer of the School District as Superintendent. In policy, capitalization of the "S" in Superintendent implies delegation of responsibilities to appropriate staff members.

 
 

Support Staff

 
 

Any employee who provides support to the District's program and whose position does not require a professional certificate. This category includes special education paraprofessionals.

 
 

Treasurer

 
 

The chief financial officer of the District. (See Bylaw 0170)

 
 

Vice-President

 
 

The Vice-President of the Board of Education. (See Bylaw 0170)

 
 

Voting

 
 

A vote at a meeting of the Board of Education. The law requires that Board members must be present in order to have their vote officially recorded in the Board minutes, and to be available for a roll call vote. A Board member’s presence at a meeting includes his/her presence if attending by telephone or other manner of remote access, so long as such remote access is compliant with State law. No voting by Proxy may be recorded or counted in an official vote of the Board. Remote access during quasi-judicial functions (e.g. termination hearings, expulsions) may be permitted after consultation with legal counsel.

Citations to Wisconsin statutes are shown by the Section Number (e.g., 120.11, Wis. Stats.). Citations to the Wisconsin Administrative Code are prefaced P.I. (e.g., P.I. 11). Citations to the United States Code are noted as U.S.C., Federal Register are noted as F.R., and the Code of Federal Regulations as C.F.R.

Revised 2/22/16
Revised 3/28/16

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