Policy Services

One of the most important duties of a school board is to adopt policies that provide direction and guidance for the school system. To be effective, school board policies must be educationally and legally sound. As our federal and state legislative and judiciary bodies continue to adopt and revise statutes and issue legal decisions affecting school districts, it is imperative that school boards keep their policies updated.

NCSBA has staff, services and tools to help local boards fulfill their policy-making responsibilities. Click here to download a copy of our policy brochure.

Membership Policy Services

The association’s legal/policy staff is available free of charge to:

• Answer policy-related questions by phone

• Provide individual sample policies and

• Assist in reviewing or revising individual school board policies.

Policies to Lead the Schools

Policies to Lead the Schools (PLS) is a policy reference manual developed by NCSBA. It provides to local boards of education a resource of up-to-date, legally compliant sample policies. NCSBA also provides an update service to PLS that reflects changes to the policies based upon changes in school law.

OnLine Policies: Putting Local Board Policies on the Internet

NCSBA will put your local board policy manual on the Internet using Folio® Infobase, a powerful electronic publishing tool. Our OnLine Policy Service allows extensive searching, links to legal references, fast updates and quick, easy access to the most up-to-date version of the policies.

Policy Manual Customization

NCSBA offers custom policy services to local boards. Our staff will analyze your current board manual and determine which policies need to be modified, added or deleted to meet state and federal requirements.