Policy 917 - Relations with Local Government Authorities

The purpose of this policy is to define the parameters of the relationship between governmental authorities, the school district, and individual schools.

A. The School Board recognizes that the community service responsibilities of a district rightfully extend beyond provision of academic instruction to youth. It is aware that such responsibilities sometimes entail cooperation with governmental and community agencies in offering types of services for which schools are especially qualified or equipped. Such services may include but are not limited to charitable solicitations, disease immunizations, and health and safety screening programs.

B. The School Board, as an independent body, has no compulsory statutory relationship to other governmental bodies. It will, however, cooperate with other governing agencies, both educational and civil in serving the best interests of the citizens of the district.

C. While the School Board will maintain complete autonomy at all times, it will, in cases where it deems it to be in the best interest of the students and taxpayers of the district, work cooperatively with the agencies in the community.

D. The district may provide land and/or other facilities to enhance the programs of other governing agencies when such provisions directly enhance the basic functions of the district.

E. The district will work cooperatively with the elected and appointed officers of the various municipalities which are partially or completely within its boundaries to develop plans for utilization of resources to be in the best interest of the citizens of the district and the municipalities.

• Adopted: December 10, 1973
• Amended: July 13, 1987
• Amended: June 12, 2007
• Amended: March 14, 2016
• Amended: August 12, 2019
• Last Reviewed: August 12, 2019