Authority: IC 20-19-2-8

Affected: IC 20-19-2

Sec. 8. (a) The governing body shall adopt a written statement of its roles, duties, and responsibilities. The governing body review [sic.] the statement regularly.

(b) In addition to other duties and responsibilities, the governing body has responsibility to do the following:

1. (1) Adopt and review regularly policies to guide the school's activities. The governing body shall incorporate the policies into a handbook and ensure that the handbook is given to each person who shares in the primary responsibility for policy development.
2. (2) Approve and review regularly the school's budget. The school's budget and financial records shall be maintained and reported in a format consistent with commonly accepted accounting standards.
3. (3) Adopt and follow clearly defined policies for supervising the chief administrative officer of the school.
4. (4) Approve a school improvement plan and other long-range plans for the school.

(c) The governing body shall meet regularly to fulfill its duties and responsibilities.

(Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 6.1-9-8; filed Feb 28, 1992, 5:00 p.m.: 15 IR 1217; readopted filed Oct 12, 2001, 12:55 p.m.: 25 IR 937; readopted filed Nov 20, 2007, 11:36 a.m.: 20071219-IR-511070386RFA; readopted filed Dec 2, 2013, 3:26 p.m.: 20140101-IR- 511130419RFA; readopted filed Dec 1, 2020, 1:48 p.m.: 20201230-IR-511200548RFA)