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Bylaws of the Board

Code of Conduct on Data Use

As a guide to the appropriate use of data in the decision-making process, Board members should:

1.  Request information and data gathered by District staff that helps the Board members make better-informed decisions about policies affecting student achievement district-wide.

2.  Request data as a Board, not as an individual, unless the information is readily available and will not redirect staff time.

3.  Use data to represent all of the Board member’s constituents honestly and equally and refuse to surrender the Board member’s responsibilities to special interest or partisan political groups.

4.  Avoid using the Board position, and the information data supplies as a result of Board membership, for personal gain.

5.  Recognize that decisions can be made only by a majority vote at a Board meeting after everyone on the Board has had adequate time to review all the data and information.

6.  Respect the confidentiality of privileged information.

7.  Abide by majority decisions of the Board, while retaining the right to seek changes through ethical and constructive channels.

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