The Montgomery County 威尼斯人在线官网 is a unit of local government that determines the policy, 预算, 领导, 和 administration within 威尼斯官网在线. While the superintendent runs the day-to-day operations of the school system, the 威尼斯人在线官网’s role is to have oversight of these operations 和 the superintendent, 并提供领导和方向.
政策的制定
It is the 威尼斯人在线官网’s responsibility to formulate 和 interpret policy for 威尼斯官网在线. 通过政策, the 威尼斯人在线官网 sets expectations for the school system 和 ensures the school system is complying with federal 和 state laws. 政策的制定是与社区合作完成的, 谁被邀请通过公众意见提供意见. 威尼斯人在线官网还规定了学校的边界.
聘用和评估主管
A school’s superintendent is the chief executive officer of the 威尼斯人在线官网 和 oversees the implementation of the Board's vision for 威尼斯官网在线 schools. 学校董事会还会雇佣副督学, who supports the superintendent in their role of managing educators 和 other school 工作人员 members.
The 威尼斯人在线官网 adopted an evaluation tool for the superintendent of schools that takes into account the performance of the entire system, as well as specific goals 和 objectives that the Board 和 superintendent have set for the year.
批准和采纳预算
The 威尼斯人在线官网 controls the annual 预算 allocated to 威尼斯官网在线 from the state 和 county, 并决定如何花这笔钱. They are responsible for approving 和 adopting the annual 预算 和 delegating funds towards school-day operations 和 资本 projects.
法律监督
The 威尼斯人在线官网 also makes decisions on educational, 预算, 设施, 和 financial matters that impact the reputation of the school system 和 may include the authorization of legal settlements. It acts in a quasi-judicial capacity, in particular in deciding appeals.
批准课程
The 威尼斯人在线官网 is responsible for establishing curriculum guides 和 courses of study. 这包括决定该县将使用的教科书.
评估政策标准的遵从性
The 威尼斯人在线官网 is expected to monitor the performance of 威尼斯官网在线 schools. This performance is measured against performance markers set by the 威尼斯人在线官网.
设置校历
The 威尼斯人在线官网 sets the calendar for the school year, including beginning 和 end dates.
社区宣传
作为一个民选机构, the 威尼斯人在线官网 is considered a leader in their community, 和, 作为社会教育需求的倡导者.
The powers 和 m和atory duties of the 威尼斯人在线官网 are defined in the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryl和 和 Title 13A of the Code of Maryl和 Regulations.
The Montgomery County 威尼斯人在线官网 is made up of seven county residents elected by voters to serve a four-year term, 和 a student representative elected by secondary school students to serve a one-year term. Board members are elected countywide but either serve the district in which they reside or the entire County as at-large members.
The members of the 威尼斯人在线官网 are elected citizens, which enables people who are passionate about education to participate in the public education process. 作为民选官员, 他们的职责是与家长协商, 工作人员, community members 和 other elected officials to provide direction for the school system.
The 威尼斯人在线官网 does its work through a series of St和ing 委员会. 威尼斯官网在线有五个常务委员会. These committees report out in 威尼斯人在线官网 meetings.
The Communication 和 Stakeholder Engagement Committee has oversight of communication 和 engagement practices to ensure the school system is communicating effectively to its diverse stakeholders.
The Fiscal Management Review Committee has oversight of issues pertaining to the management 和 audit of 威尼斯官网在线’ fiscal, 资本, 人力资源, 包括董事会的业务预算, 基建改善计划, 人员配备计划, 和分配.
The Policy Management Committee works with the superintendent 和 工作人员 to develop policy to present to the full Board.
The Special Populations Committee has oversight of instructional programs designed to meet the needs of special populations. 这包括特殊教育服务, 天赋异禀的教学, 备选的方案, 考试服务, 多语言支持.
The Strategic Planning Committee provides oversight for the long-range direction of the school system. This includes evaluating approaches to long-range planning, 和 making strategic planning recommendations to the full Board.
Part of the 威尼斯人在线官网’s work as elected officials is to consult with parents, 工作人员, community members 和 other elected officials to provide direction for the school system. 要做到这一点, the 威尼斯人在线官网 appoints advisory committee members that represent these groups to a series of advisory committees. The general public may attend the committee meetings but may not participate in discussions.
The 威尼斯人在线官网 usually conducts two business meetings per month, except for the months of August 和 December during which the Board is in recess, as well as the months in which the 威尼斯人在线官网 holds hearings on its 资本 和 operating 预算s. These meetings are open to the public 和 can be viewed online.