Policies to Lead the Schools (PLS) is a web-based policy reference manual developed by NCSBA. It provides local boards of education with a resource for up-to-date, legally compliant sample policies. PLS contains over 330 sample policies, including:
- All policies required by the State Board of Education and General Assembly;
- Recommended policies;
- Annotations that further explain the policies, suggest alternatives and identify where the policies may be modified to reflect local board and school system practices; and
- Extensive references to legal authorities, including state and federal laws, regulations and guidelines.
PLS can be used as a reference for legal and policy issues, a source for model policies, and/or a base to revise a complete policy manual. It allows searching for complex terms and provides links to legal authorities.
PLS Pricing
Policies to Lead the Schools initial purchase includes the following:
- Online access to the Policies to Lead the Schools manual (includes the ability to download policies into a word-processing format)
- All PLS Update Service revisions for one subscription year from the date of purchase
Continued access to the Update Service after the first year requires an annual subscription. For boards that prefer not to continue with the Update Service, we will provide a current manual at the end of the initial subscription year.
PLS Update Service includes the following:
- Access to new and revised policies of the PLS Update Service for the subscription year in a downloadable format.
When appropriate, commentary on the relevant legislation or other legal standards underlying the sample policy and a copy of the legislation, rules or case law are also provided.
A policy update package after the General Assembly’s session that includes necessary revisions to existing policies and any new policies required to ensure compliance with changing legislation.
A strikeout document version showing all policy modifications.
