Participation in board member associations are beneficial to the board.  The board will maintain an active membership in the Iowa Association of School Boards and in organizations the board determines will be of benefit to the board and the school district.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code § 279.38.

Cross Reference:  216.2                                      Board of Directors' Member Development and Training

Approved: February 1993
Review January 1999, April 2009, February 2010, February 2013, February 2016, February 2019, January 2022

High achieving school boards work as a team to create high expectations for all students.  Board learning is foundational to creating this solid governance structure focused on student learning for school boards. The board may participate in conferences sponsored by educational associations and agencies in addition to its own in-service programs and work sessions.

The board will work closely with the Iowa Association of School Boards' and encourage the board members to participate in conferences to achieve the Better Boardsmanship Award.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 279.8, .38.

Cross Reference:  216.1                                      Association Membership

Approved: February 1993
Review January 1999, April 2009, February 2010, February 2013, February 2016, February 2019, January 2022, Dec 2023

As an elected public official, the board member is a public servant who serves without compensation.  Board members will be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.

Prior to reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses, the board member must submit a detailed receipt indicating the date, purpose and nature of the expense for each claim item.  Failure to provide a detailed receipt will make the expense non reimbursable.  Personal expenses will be reimbursed by the board member to the school district no later than ten working days following the date of the expense.  In exceptional circumstances, the board may allow a claim without proper receipt.  Written documentation explaining the exceptional circumstances will be maintained as part of the school district's record of the claim.

It is the responsibility of the board secretary to compile the expenses of board members and bring them to the board for audit and approval in the same manner as other claims of the school district.  It is the responsibility of the board to determine through the audit and approval process of the board whether the expenses incurred by a board member are actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 68B; 277.27; 279.7A, .8, .32

Cross Reference:  203                                      Board of Directors' Conflict of Interest
                                      401.7                                      Employee Travel Compensation
                                      401.10                                      Credit Cards

Approved: February 1993
Review January 1999, April 2009, February 2010, February 2013, February 2016, February 2019, January 2022