0.5 Arizona school law review: chapter 3

Chapter 3: district governing boards

Ars†15-341f general powers and duties (district governing boards)

In answering the following questions, refer to this academic year and the most recent full academic year. School District Governing Boards have specific powers and duties assigned to them by the state legislature. The duties are enumerated in 42 specific duties as part of ARS 15-341, General Powers and Duties. Administrators are responsible for carrying out many of these specific duties.

Does the Governing Board of the school district:

1. Prescribe and enforce rules for the governance of the schools, not inconsistent with law or rules prescribed by the State Board of Education?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

2. Maintain the schools for the attendance of each pupil for a period of not less than 175 school days, or its equivalent as approved by the State Board of Education to operate on a year-round basis, to offer an educational program on the basis of a four-day school week, or to offer an alternative kindergarten program on the basis of a three-day school week? NOTE: This section is modified by ARS 15-341.01 to 180 days

[ ] Yes [ ]No

3. Ensure the exclusion from school of all books, publications, papers or audiovisual materials of a sectarian, partisan or denominational character?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

4. Manage and control the school property within the district?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

5. Acquire school furniture, apparatus, equipment, library books and supplies for the use of the schools?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

6. Prescribe the curricula and criteria for promotion and graduation of pupils as provided in ARS15-701?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

7-11 (Fiscal Requirements)

12. Hold pupils to strict account for disorderly conduct on school property and discipline students for such conduct on the way to and from school?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

13. Deposit all monies received by the district as gifts, grants, devises with the County Treasurer for deposit as designated in the Uniform System of Financial Records?

If not inconsistent with the terms of the gifts, grants, devises given, is any balance remaining after expenditures have been made for the intended purposes of the monies used for reduction of school district taxes for the budget year?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

14. Provide that, if a parent or legal guardian chooses not to accept the decision of a teacher to promote or retain a pupil in grade in a common school or to pass, fail or withdraw a pupil in or from a course in high school, the parent or legal guardian may request in writing that the Governing Board review the teacher's decision?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

15. Provide for adequate supervision over pupils in instructional activities by certificated personnel and in non-instructional activities by certificated or non-certificated personnel?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

16. Use school money received from the state and county school apportionment exclusively for payment of salaries of teaches and other employees and contingent expenses of the district?