NSCS Policy Manual Initiative

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Purpose and Intentions

It is the intention of the NSCS Board in partnership with the community and the administration to establish an effective and useful policy manual for the school.   The policies contained in this manual will serve as the foundation of beliefs that create the direction, actions and procedures of the North Star Charter School. The framework of this policy manual was purchased from Idaho School Boards Association and was designed specifically for Charter School implementation.  Click Here to see the introductory page and copyright information.  These document represents over two years of collaborative effort and research on the part of our administration, policy committee, and policy sub-committees. Parents and the PTO have had their hands on reviewing and altering the first draft and it is now in the Boards hands to formalize the policy and initiate the discipline required to start using this within the school.  In addition to being placed at each school facility and the NSCS Library, each policy may now be easily accessed on our website. Supplementary policies and revisions to existing policies will be included as they occur. 

We welcome your feedback on the policies and process.  Please submit your thoughts via email by clicking here.

We trust  that that the review and implementation of these policies serve as a useful reference tool for our schools and community.

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 Timeline and Review Expectations

• Policy Sections will be posted here and sent to board@northstarcharter.org  via email at least 2 weeks before the board meeting for review.
• Once sent the Policy Schedule and Downloads will be updated and available via http://www.northstarcharter.org/getinvolved/boards.aspx
• The Board and the community are encourage to send specific discussion topics, points and questions sent to Ken Carroll via email at least 3 days in advance of the board meeting.
• The month of review is considered an initial reading and the following month it is approved with any approved revisions.
• If you are going to submit significant changes to the policy please ensure that document tracking is turned on in your Microsoft Word editor and submit that version via email to Ken Carroll  
• Key areas for discussion and review will be brought to the meeting the remainder of the policy will be approved with any minor wording changes.

Policy Review Schedule

1/8/10 Update

	Sections to Review	Owner	First Draft	Adminstration's  Review	Changes from Initial Reading	Approved
September	1000 Series - Bylaws	Sallie		It was noted that Bylaws are intended to be long term and guiding.  The Board will  compare these suggestions to the Bylaws. If there are any changes to the Bylaws they will go through a more in-depth review process
September	2000 Series - Instruction 2000 - 2240 .	Jana		Posted:  9/1/09	Posted: 9/13/09	Scheduled for  October's Board Meeting
October	2000 Series - Instruction (Continued) 2300 - 2800	Jana		Posted:  9/13/09	Posted:  1/8/10
November	3000 Series - Students 3000 - 3400	TBD	Posted:  9/13/09	Posted:  1/8/10	Posted:  2/15/10
December	3000 Series - Students (Continued) 3500-3620	TBD	Posted:  9/13/09
January	4000 Series - Community Relations	Jana	Posted:  9/13/09
January	5000 Series - Personnel	Ken	Posted:  9/13/09
February	6000 Series - Administration	Sallie	Posted:  9/13/09
February	7000 Series - Financial Management	Mick	Posted:  9/13/09
March	8000 Series - Non-Instructional Operations	Sallie	Posted:  9/13/09
April	9000 Series - School Facilities	Diana	Posted:  9/13/09