3100 STATEMENT OF
PURPOSE.
The state Board of Education firmly believes that the school
districts of Vermont should be organized so as to provide the maximum
educational opportunities for pupils in grades K-12 or 1-12 consistent with
administrative and financial effectiveness and efficiency.
3200 SUPERVISORY UNIONS.
Section 3210 Statutory Authority
16 VSA
§
261;
16 VSA §
262; 16 VSA §§ 263-266;
16 VSA §
267; 16 VSA § 301-303; 16 VSA
§§ 321-325.
Section
3220 Supervisory Union Adjustments
3221. Procedure.
3221.1 Adjustments may be requested by a
member district(s), or initiated by the state Board of Education.
3221.2 A school district may petition
following a vote, complying with
16 VSA
§
261(b), in favor of
adjustment.
3221.3 Following a
request to adjust, the petitioning district shall conduct a "needs assessment"
which should indicate what educational services are presently provided and what
educational services would be provided under the the proposed
adjustment.
3221.4 The needs
assessment will be conducted by the state Department of Education if the state
Board of Education initiates the request. The Department of Education shall
obtain a response from affected school districts.
3221.5 The state Board of Education will
consider action on a request following receipt of the above
information.
3321.6 In no case will
adjustments occur within supervisory unions until July 1 following the annual
supervisory union meeting following state Board of Education action.
3222. Agreement.
School districts involved in a supervisory union adjustment
must agree to the following:
3222.1 To
maintain a K-12 or 1-12 educational continuum to the extent
practicable.
3222.2 That all
existing programs or equivalent services currently provided through local
financial effort shall continue to be provided in all districts affected for a
minimum of three (3) years from the effective date of the adjustment.
3222.3 The Department of Education shall
report to the state Board of Education as to district agreement on and
compliance with the conditions. Failure to comply could result in a reversion
to the original organizational pattern.
3223. Needs Assessment.
Supervisory unions shall be organized to the extent
practicable to offer a comprehensive program of instruction in kindergarten or
grade one through twelve which meet the needs of children. Factors to be
considered in the needs assessment shall include the educational programs and
services to meet the needs of regular and exceptional children and support
services and programs. Needs assessments shall be conducted according to
procedures developed by the Department of Education.
3223.1 The supervisory union shall provide
educational and administrative leadership and supervision at a reasonable cost
consistent with local taxable wealth and state and federal financial
support.
3234.2 A supervisory union
shall be a contiguous geographic unit with consideration given to whether there
are community characteristics that will assist in deciding its
boundary.
Section
3230 Vacancy of Superintendency
3231. Notification
The chair of a supervisory union/district board shall notify
the Commissioner of Education as soon as the board becomes aware of an
impending vacancy in the superintendency of the supervisory
union/district.
3232.
Recruitment Initiated
Within two calendar weeks of notification by the supervisory
union/district board chair the Commissioner shall advise the chair that either
of the following applies:
3232.1. The
process of recruiting a new superintendent may proceed, or
3232.2. The Commissioner will recommend to
the state board that the supervisory union/district be placed under state board
consideration for supervisory union change. The Commissioner may authorize the
recruitment for and hiring of an interim superintendent for a specified time
period if necessary to fill a vacancy. However, the supervisory union/district
board may not hire a permanent superintendent until the state board has
completed its deliberations regarding changes, if any, in the supervisory
union/district.
Section
3240 Superintendent
3241.
Qualifications. A superintendent shall be certified in accordance with state
law (see section 5000 of this manual).
Section 3250 Fiscal Operations
3250.1 Accounting.
Accounting systems will meet governmental generally accepted
accounting principles for state and local governments and will follow, at a
minimum, the code structure contained in the Handbook for Financial Accounting
of Vermont School Systems: Financial Code Classification system. (
16 VSA
164(15))
3250.2 Receipt of Grant Funds.
To receive grant federal or state funds, entities
must:
(a) have the approval of the
governing board;
(b) be an eligible
recipient under the applicable state and/or federal regulations;
(c) file an application form with the
department of Education;
(d) meet
reporting requirements as to forms and timelines;
(e) have the chief administrative officer
sign all forms;
(f) expend funds
within state and/or federal grant regulations;
(g) meet all state and federal audit
requirements;
(h) return any funds
cited as expenditures/reve-nues not meeting program regulations. (
16 VSA
164(15))
3250.3 Employment of Personnel.
Each supervisory union shall employ or contract with a
persons qualified by education and/or experience to maintain the accounting
system on a double entry, accrual, or modified accrual basis in accordance with
governmental generally accepted accounting principles. (
16 VSA
261a(7))
Section 3260 Definition of
Enrolled Pupils
3260.1 For the purpose of
calculating a member school district's proportionate share of the
superintendent's salary and expenses and the other expenses of the supervisory
union pursuant to 16 VSA 301, unless otherwise agreed upon, the term "enrolled
pupil" means that actual number of students enrolled in the school as of the
40th day of school. Special and vocational education pupils shall be counted
for the purposes of calculation proportionate share in the same manner as set
forth above.
3300 AUSTRALIAN BALLOT BUDGET VOTES UNDER ACT
60.
Australian ballot budget articles pursuant to
16 V.S.A. §§
428(a),
511(a)
and
711a(a)
shall substantially conform to the following:
"Shall the voters of the ___ (town) (incorporated) (union)
school district appropriate $ ___ necessary for the support of its schools for
the year beginning July 1, ___?" 16 V.S.A. §§ 261-267, 301-303,
321-325,
428(f)
and
511(f)
Notes
22-008 Code Vt. R. 22-000-008-X
EFFECTIVE DATE:
September 1981
AMENDED: September 1989; July 15, 1998 (Secretary of
State Rule Log # 98-49); January 25, 2006 (Secretary of State Rule Log #
06-002)
