1. Dr. Suzanne Freeman, Superintendent

2.  Know your board policy and FOLLOW IT!  Keep it up to date and keep (in another notebook or in electronic file) old policies when they are amended.  Not everything thing should be board policy. (Some things are just administrative procedures.)  Site Federal law, Code of Alabama (state law) or Administrative Code when pertinent at the bottom of each page.  Include Board Approved date at the end of each policy.  Use School Board coding system or some logical system; arrange by sections/chapters with table of contents for each.

3.  Writing new policies and/or revising policies. -Research law and consult attorney -Consult board, CO staff, principals, etc. -Place on the table for board consideration -Send to AEA for their input. -Approve policy the following month.  Be sure you have a board policy on how to create and revise board policy and follow it.

4.  Put board policy online for easy access for parents, students, faculty, etc.  Update hard copies in school and public libraries, but always have a reference to online version (in case these copies are not up-to-date or missing pages).  Twice a year, remind faculty/staff in writing that Board Policy is online for their reference.  Trussville City Schools’ Board Policy: https://www.trussvillecityschools.com/boe/Board%20 Policy/Forms/AllItems.aspx https://www.trussvillecityschools.com/boe/Board%20 Policy/Forms/AllItems.aspx

5.  State Department of Education regulations as approved by the State Board of Education.  Familiarize yourself with these regulations.  Have someone responsible for keeping your notebook up to date.  Link to Alabama Administrative Code: http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/docs/ed/index.html http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/docs/ed/index.html

6.  Principals (and their team) write/compile for their school, but make sure consistent with Board Policy and Code of Conduct.  Make sure principals know what can be school specific (Example: Dress code is a school decision at TCS.)  Have a copy for superintendent's office and/or put on school web page for easy access for parents, students, and faculty.

7.  Be sure you have various levels for disciplinary infractions.  Give latitude to administrators when possible with a “catch all” phrase such as “Any other violation which the principal may reasonably deem appropriate falls in this class.”  Include pertinent laws for easy reference.  Have parents and students sign each year.

8.  Keep a copy, in which you (or designated person) make notes for revisions for the next school year.  Meet with principals each spring to make changes.  Board approve each year.  TCS Code of Conduct: https://www.trussvillecityschools.com/Documen ts/2011- 2012%20Code%20of%20Conduct%20Approved %20May%202%202011.pdf https://www.trussvillecityschools.com/Documen ts/2011- 2012%20Code%20of%20Conduct%20Approved %20May%202%202011.pdf

9. If you follow the law, administrative code, board policy, code of conduct, and school handbooks, you will have …

10. Compliance alone is not enough…

11. If you want to make a difference in the lives of students, you will need to spend your time on what really matters...

12.  In which rules and regulations are automatic (a responsive system), so you can spend your time on the things that really matter.  That is the difference between management and LEADERSHIP.