Colorado law requires local boards of education to adopt policies and prescribe rules and regulations necessary and proper for the efficient administration of the affairs of the district. C.R.S. 22-32-109

Policy Services

CASB offers a menu of policy services designed to promote effective school board governance and assist boards with their essential policy role.

Dues-Supported Services

As a benefit of membership, districts receive the following:

  •  Unlimited phone and email consultations with policy staff
  •  Sample policies upon request
  •  Review of individual policies upon request
  •  Comprehensive list of policies required by law and highly recommended for board adoption
  •  Policy Manual Audit Service – spot check of board's policy manual for legally required and highly recommended policies

 Frequently Requested Forms/Lists

Includes a comprehensive list of policies required by law or highly recommended for Board adoption and a list of policies to distribute to students/parents annually. 

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Dues-Supported Services: Free to CASB members

 Policy Support Services (PSS)

Provides a user-friendly, informative and comprehensive approach to keeping policies up-to-date and includes:

  • CASB Core Policy Online - an invaluable resource that allows users to search CASB's sample policies online and includes links to current state statutes and regulations.
  • BOCES Policy Online - an invaluable resource that allows users to search Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) sample policies online and includes links to current state statutes and regulations.
  • Special Policy Update - a newsletter to alert boards and staff to time-sensitive or hot-topic policy issues that require immediate attention. Special Policy Update also provides pertinent policy updates to CASB's sample policies.

Policy Support Services: Please call for current service fees


 Core Sample Policy Package – School Districts

A comprehensive, attorney-reviewed, sample policy manual that includes all legally required policies, as well as numerous other policies addressing virtually every issue likely to arise in a public school district.

This package is recommended for boards wanting a set of policies to function as a guide to all practices. Formatted in the NSBA letter-coding system, the Core is a starting point for board policy. As with any off-the-shelf product, it is crucial that the board customize the manual. The manual will be provided in electronic format.

Core Sample Policy Package: Please call for current service fees 


 BOCES Sample Policy Package – BOCES

For Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), CASB partners with the Colorado BOCES Association to offer the BOCES Manual. This comprehensive, attorney-reviewed, sample policy manual includes all legally required policies as well as numerous other policies addressing BOCES-specific issues.

This package is recommended for BOCES boards wanting a set of policies to function as a guide to all practices. Formatted in the NSBA letter-coding system, the BOCES manual is a starting point for BOCES policy. As with any off-the-shelf product, it is crucial that each BOCES customize the manual. The manual will be provided in electronic format.

BOCES Sample Policy Package: Please call for current service fees


 Policy Manual Purchase & Overview Edits Project

CASB works with the board and staff to create a comprehensive, customized policy manual, using CASB’s Core or BOCES Sample Policy Manual as a starting point.

Policy Manual Purchase & Overview Edits Project: Please call for current service fees


 Policy Manual Overhaul Project

CASB works with the board and staff to create a comprehensive, customized policy manual, using the District or BOCES’s original policy manual as a starting point and incorporates CASB’s Core/BOCES Sample Policy Manual to edit and bring up to date.

Policy Manual Overhaul Project: Please call for current service fees


 Online District Policy Maintenance Service (ODPM)

This service transforms the board's policy manual into a user-friendly, online policy collection. CASB hosts the manual and performs all updates at the district's request.

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Online District Policy Maintenance Service: Please call for current service fees


Policy Training Sessions

CASB offers policy training sessions on a variety of district specific topics.

Policy Training: Priced according to CASB's session fee schedule 


Policy Governance® Services

CASB provides comprehensive facilitation and consultation enabling the board to establish a new framework for effective governance under the Policy Governance model. The service includes development of policies in the areas of executive limitations, governance process, board/superintendent relations, and "end results" for students. Training on engagement strategies and development of a community engagement plan are also available.

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Policy Governance Services: Please call for current service fees