BYLAWS OF THE BOARD - SERIES 9000

0.  Role of Board Members (Powers, Purposes, Duties)     9000

A.  Statement of Integrity     9005

B.  Limits of Authority     9010

C.  Legal Responsibilities of Board of Education    9012

D.  Public Statements    9020

(1)  Advocacy     9020.1

E.  Commitment to Democratic Principles in Relation to Community, Staff and Students     9030

F.  Board Related Responsibilities     9040

1.  Organization

A.  Number of Members, Terms of Office, Oath of Office     9110

B.  Board of Education Officers     9121

C.  Attorney     9125

D.  Committees

(1)  Committees     9130

(2)  Committee of the Whole     9131

(3)  Committees and Advisory     9132/9133

      Committees

E.  Board Representatives     9140

F.  Board Consultants     9150

G.  Student Representation/Participation to the Board of Education     9160

2.  Members

A.  Qualifications of Members     9210

B.  Election of Members     9214

C.  Filling Vacancies     9221

D.  Resignation/Removal from Office/Censure     9222

E.  Filling Vacancies     9222.1

F.  Orientation     9230

G.  Board Member Development     9240

H.  Remuneration and Reimbursement     9250

I.  Board Member Protection     9260

J.  Conflict of Interest     9270

K.  Code of Ethics     9271

L.  Code of Conduct     9272

M.  Civility Code     9273

3.  Methods of Operation     9300

A.  Development, Adoption, Amendment, Distribution, and Maintenance of Policies, Regulations and Bylaws

(1)  Policies     9311

(2)  Bylaws     9312

(3)  Formulation, Adoption, Amendment of Administrative Regulations     9313

(4)  Suspension of Policies, Bylaws, Regulations     9314

B.  Meetings

(1)  Time, Place, Notification for Meetings     9321

(a)  Electronic Board of Education Meetings     9321.2

(2)  Public and Executive Sessions     9322

(3)  Agenda Construction     9323

(4)  Advance Delivery of Meeting Materials     9324

(5)  Quorum and Voting Procedures     9325.1

(6)  Order of Business     9325.2

(a)  Consent Agenda     9325.21

(7)  Rules of Order     9325.3

(8)  Vote Recording     9325.4

(9)  Request for Information by Board Members     9325.5

(10)  Minutes     9326

(11)  Electronic Mail Communications     9327

(12)  Board Member Use of Internet Social Networks     9327.1

                                                                                       9327.1 Appendix

C.  Board/School System Records     9330

D.  Board of Education Hearings     9350

E.  Legislative Program     9360

F.  Self-evaluation     9400