Speak with your Speak with your Initiate meetings with the school How Can I superintendent about superintendent about board and superintendent to Change the Policy? issues with existing adopting new policies. discuss your district’s existing policies or the need for a MOU or to propose adopting an new policy; MOU. Talk with your school board about issues with existing policies or the need for a new policy; and/or Add your concern to the school board’s meeting agenda. Additional Resources Here are some additional resources that explain the and responsibilities of different school officials and describe the procedures that districts follow when adopting new policies and holding public meetings: Cal. Sch. Bds. Ass’n, Fact Sheet: Effective Policy Making (2013), . available at Cyprus Sch. Dist., BB 9310 Board Bylaws Board Policies (2015), available at http://www.gamutonline.net/district/cypressesd/DisplayPolicy/1015527/9. Inglewood Unified Sch. Dist., BB 9322 Agenda/Meeting Materials (2014), available http://www.gamutonline.net/district/inglewoodusd/DisplayPolicy/945312/9. at [Link to ACLU’s sample letter to the district from The Right to Remain a Student toolkit].
How Can I Change the Policy? Speak with your superintendent about issues with existing policies or the need for a new policy; Talk with your school board about issues with existing policies or the need for a new policy; and/or Add your concern to the school board’s meeting agenda. Speak with your superintendent about adopting new policies. Initiate meetings with the school board and superintendent to discuss your district’s existing MOU or to propose adopting an MOU. Additional Resources Here are some additional resources that explain the and responsibilities of different school officials and describe the procedures that districts follow when adopting new policies and holding public meetings: Cal. Sch. Bds. Ass’n, Fact Sheet: Effective Policy Making (2013), available at . Cyprus Sch. Dist., BB 9310 Board Bylaws Board Policies (2015), available at http://www.gamutonline.net/district/cypressesd/DisplayPolicy/1015527/9. Inglewood Unified Sch. Dist., BB 9322 Agenda/Meeting Materials (2014), available at http://www.gamutonline.net/district/inglewoodusd/DisplayPolicy/945312/9. [Link to ACLU’s sample letter to the district from The Right to Remain a Student toolkit].
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