FILE:  BBBA

 

DUTIES OF BOARD MEMBERS

 

 

The duties and obligations of an individual Iberville Parish School Board member may be enumerated as follows:

 

 1.

To familiarize himself with the Louisiana State School Laws, regulations of the Louisiana Department of Education, Iberville Parish School Board policies, rules, and regulations;

 

2.

To have a general knowledge of educational philosophy, aims and objectives of the system;

 

3.

To work harmoniously with other Board members without trying either to dominate the Board or neglect his/her share of the work;

 

4.

To vote and act in the Board meetings impartially for the good of the district;

 

5.

To accept the will of the majority vote in all cases and give wholehearted support to the resulting policy;

 

6.

To represent the Board and the Parish School System to the public in such a way as to promote both interest and support;

 

7.

To refer complaints to the proper school authorities and to abstain from individual counsel and action; and

 

8.

To abstain from voting or taking any action on any matter in which he/she could be reasonably accused of having a personal or vested interest.

 

A Board member has no authority to act on behalf of the Board as an individual.  Only actions taken by the Board as a whole, in duly convened regular or special meetings, are legal and binding.

 

Adopted:  October 23, 1978

 

Iberville Parish School Board