202.5 - Student School Board Representatives

The Fairfield Community School District Board of Education believes it is important to seek out and consider student ideas, viewpoints, and opinions regarding the district’s educational program. To provide student input, the Board will include at least one non-voting representative per quarter) from the student body.

Student school board representative eligibility and duties:

• The student school board representative will be a full-time high school senior in the district
• The student school board representative will participate in an orientation of board responsibilities and procedures as determined by the Superintendent;
• The student school board representative will be eligible to participate in discussion, but not vote, at all regular board meetings held in open session;
• The student school board representative will be responsible for communicating board decisions and information to the student body; and
• The student school board representative will be provided with and shall abide by all applicable sections of the Board Members’ Code of Ethics.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 21; 279.8.

Cross Reference:  204       Code of Ethics
                                       211       Open Sessions

Approved: , September 18, 2017 
Reviewed: , September 18, 2017 
Revised: , September 18, 2017