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.
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 Project
CASB works with the Board and staff to update and reformat policies, ensuring that your manual reflects current practices and requirements.
Policy Manual 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.
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.
Policy Governance Services: Please call for current service fees
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