200.02 - Organization of the Board of Directors
200.02 - Organization of the Board of Directors
The
The board is organized for the purpose of setting policy and providing general direction for the school district. The board will hold its organizational meeting at or before the first regular meeting following the canvass of votes. The retiring board will transfer materials and responsibility to the new board.
The organizational meeting allows the outgoing board to approve minutes of its previous meetings, complete unfinished business and review the school election results. The retiring board will adjourn and the new board will then begin. The board secretary will administer the oath of office to the newly-elected board members. The board secretary will preside while the new board elects the president of the new board.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 274.2; 275.23A; 277.23, .28, .31; 279.1, .5, .7, .8, 33.
281 I.A.C. 12.3(2).
Cross Reference: 202 Board of Directors Members
206.1 President
206.2 Vice President
211 Board of Directors' Meetings
Approved: 11/01/2004
Reviewed: 07/18/2005, 08/16/2010
Revised: 11/17/2008, 07/28/2015, 02/20/2017, 07/15/2019, 03/17/2020, 01/17/2022
200.02R1 - Organizational Meeting Procedures
200.02R1 - Organizational Meeting ProceduresThe board will hold its organizational meeting in odd-numbered years at or before the first regular meeting following the canvass of votes. Notice of the meeting's place and time will be given by the board secretary to each member, member-elect and the public.
The purpose of the meeting is to transfer material and responsibility from the outgoing board to the new board. At the meeting, the board will elect a president and vice president who will hold office for one year. Once elected, the president and vice president will be entitled to vote on all matters before the board.
Meeting Procedure
The organizational meeting of the board will be held in two parts: the final meeting of the outgoing board and the organizational meeting of the new board.
1. Final Meeting of the Retiring Board (Regular/Annual Meeting)
(1) Pledge of Allegiance.
(a) Call to order
(2) Friends of Education/Spotlight on Education
(3) Approval of Agenda
(4) Consideration of Action on Consent Items
(a) Approval of minutes of previous meeting(s)
(b) Approval of Board Policies (second reads only)
(c) Resignation
(d) Transfers/Reassignments
(e) New Hires
(f) Approval of Financial Reports including Financial Settlement Statement from Previous Fiscal Year
(5) Announcements, Communications and Presentations
(a) Comments from the Public
(b) Comments from the Board/Superintendent
(c) Presentations
(6) Reports
(a) Building Administrator Reports
(b) District Director Reports
(7) Old Business
(8) New Business
(a) Review of election results. The board secretary will present the county auditor's official report on
the latest elections. Official results are recorded in the minutes.
(b) Adjournment of the retiring board
2. Organizational Meeting of the New Board
(1) Board Secretary, as president pro-tem, will preside over the meeting until a new board president is elected
(2) Call to order
(a) Oath of office. The board secretary will administer the oath to new members.
(b) Election of a president of the board. All board members are considered nominated for the
position. The president pro-tem will ask if anyone does not want to be considered nominated for
president. Ballots will be distributed to the board members to vote for president of the school
board. Members must sign the ballots so the votes can be recorded. A
majority of those voting is necessary to elect. The secretary will announce the result of the vote, and the board secretary will administer the oath of office to the newly elected president.
(c) Election of the vice-president. All remaining board members are considered nominated for the
position. The president will ask if anyone does not want to be considered nominated for vice-
president. Ballots will be distributed to the board members to vote for vice
president of the school board. Members must sign the ballots so the votes can be recorded. A majority of those voting is necessary to elect. The secretary will announce the results and administer the oath of office to the vice-president.
(d) Determination of dates, times, and places for regular meetings of the board
(e) Roll call vote order
(f) Committee Assignments
(3) New Business
(a) Legal Counsel for the District and Board of Directors
(b) Resolution Naming Depositories
(c) Resolution to Pay Bills when the Board is not in Session
(d) Resolution to Issue Payroll
(e) Resolution to Authorize the Use of a Check Protector and Signer and the Proper Control of the
Signer
(f) Other new business
(4) Adjournment