FILE: ABB
POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Orleans Parish School Board is vested with the responsibility and authority to establish policies for the administration and management of the schools in the school district. Any policy not specifically delineated in the School Board’s Policy Manual remains the prerogative of the School Board. The School Board shall act as a legislative body in the determination of policies for the control, operation, maintenance and improvement of the school system, in keeping with the needs of students and the community and with applicable state laws. On certain occasions the School Board shall also serve as a judicial body to hear complaints and appeals of administrative decisions for employees, publics and/or patrons.
The School Board, through the operation of the public schools, shall make every effort, subject to available staff, facilities, and finances, to provide an educational program designed to meet the individual needs of children according to their ages, mental abilities, and vocational or professional interests.
The School Board shall be responsible for carrying out all mandatory laws pertaining to education and shall consider, accept or reject provisions of permissive legislation where discretion is so authorized. In all cases where constitutional mandates, federal and/or state statutes, judicial precedents or regulations of duly recognized governmental agencies do not otherwise provide or prohibit, the School Board shall consider itself the agent responsible for establishing and appraising the educational activities of the school district.
Specific duties of the School Board shall include, but not be limited to the following:
To select the person to serve as the chief executive officer and Superintendent of the school system and support such person in the discharge of his/her duties;
To annually evaluate the Superintendent’s performance;
To establish, approve and evaluate policies relating to the direction of the school system and the operation of the public schools;
To adopt a calendar of school events for each ensuing year, which shall be distributed to the teachers and others as deemed necessary;
To consider, modify, and adopt the annual budget, and approve expenditures of funds as recommended by the Superintendent;
To require and/or consider reports of transacted business and its relation to the financial status of the school system;
To delegate to the Superintendent hiring and placement functions of personnel.
To approve salary schedules for all employees;
To consider reports of the Superintendent on the progress of the schools and advise him/her on recommended changes in the educational program;
To provide adequate buildings and facilities, consider plans for necessary improvements, and determine the means to finance any construction or improvements throughout the school district;
To sue or be sued; and
To inform the citizens of Orleans Parish and the Legislature of the needs of the schools.
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:51, 17:54, 17:81, 17:84, 17:88, 17:95, 17:97, 17:104.1, 17:105, 17:105.1, 17:106, 17:108, 17:109, 17:111, 17:112, 17:122, 17:126, 17:128, 17:158, 17:221, 17:441, 17:442, 17:443, 17:444, 17:521, 17:522, 17:523, 17:525, 17:1373, 38:2211, 38:2212, 38:2212.1
Orleans Parish School Board