Morris School District
MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Morristown, New Jersey 07960

Policy
File Code: 1000/1010
Monitored: X
Mandated:
Other Reasons X
CONCEPTS AND ROLES IN COMMUNITY RELATIONS: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The Board of Education believes that school district-community relations is not solely an information program, but encompasses all aspects of the schools’ relationship with the total community. To further this goal the Board advocates the establishment of a structured community involvement program in order to:
  1. Promote public interest and encourage participation in the operation of the school system;
  2. Gather information about public attitudes toward the school system and its programs and report them to the Superintendent and the Board;
  3. Provide an honest, continuous, comprehensive flow of information about the mission, goals, policies, procedures, programs, problems, and progress of the school system to the community and to the staff;
  4. Develop the most effective means of communication with the school district’s public and use available media as appropriate;
  5. Develop programs in the schools that will integrate home, school, and community in meeting the needs of district pupils and community residents;
  6. Develop and maintain the confidence of the community in the school board and the school staff;
  7. Support a climate that attracts good teachers and encourages staff to strive for excellence in the educational program;
  8. Build relationships with local civic, community, and business leaders in order to create ongoing understanding and support for school programs and goals;
  9. Anticipate and forestall problems that are brought about by lack of understanding;
  10. Evaluate the community involvement program annually and share the findings with the Board so that it can help to affirm the successful activities and suggest possible future improvements.
The Superintendent shall be responsible for developing and promoting programs, techniques, and channels for implementing this policy.

Date: April 14, 1986
February 12, 2001, First Reading
August 27, 2001 Approved

Legal References:
N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq. Open Public Meetings Act
N.J.A.C. 6:8-1.1 Words and terms defined
N.J.A.C. 6:8-2.1 Reporting Requirements
N.J.A.C. 6A:30-1.4(a)1 Evaluation process for annual review

Manual for the Evaluation of Local School Districts (August 2000)

Possible Cross References:
1100 Communicating with the public
1120 Board of education meetings
1200 Participation by the public
1220 Ad hoc advisory committees
2224 Nondiscrimination/affirmative action
2232 Internal administrative communications
2255 Action planning for T&E certification
3510 Operation and maintenance of plant
3542 Food service
3570 District records and reports
4131/4131.1 Staff development; inservice education/visitations/conferences
5020 Role of parents/guardians
5131.6 Drugs, alcohol, tobacco (substance abuse)
6010 Goals and objectives
6142.1 Family life education
6142.2 English as a second language; bilingual/bicultural
6142.6 Basic skills
6142.13 HIV prevention education
6171.1 Remedial instruction
6171.3 At-risk and Title 1
6171.4 Special education
6300 Evaluation of the instructional program
7110 Long-range facilities planning
9322 Public and executive sessions
9323/9324 Agenda preparation/advance delivery of meeting material
9326 Minutes

Key Words
Community Relations, Public Relations, School District Public Relations, Public Attitudes, School-Community Program, community Participation, Community Involvement
 

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