CHESTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION           POLICY 3000/3010

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CONCEPTS AND ROLES IN BUSINESS AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS;

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

 

 

Fiscal Management

The Board of Education recognizes that money and money management are a necessary support of the whole school program.  To make that support as effective as possible, the Board intends:

A.  To encourage financial planning through the best possible budget procedures;

B.  To explore all practical sources of dollar income;

C.  To guide the expenditure of funds so as to extract the greatest educational returns;

D.  To expect top‑quality accounting and reporting procedures; to adopt and implement sound fiscal  procedures.  The Superintendent/or designee shall prepare a manual of procedures to ensure that all business operations of the district are carried out uniformly, efficiently and in accordance with law and Board policy.

E.  To maintain a level of per pupil expenditure sufficient to provide high quality education.

 

Support Services

The Board of Education expects operation and maintenance of the school plant and equipment to set high standards of safety, to maintain the health of pupils and staff, to reflect the aspirations of the community, to support environmentally the efforts of the staff to provide a good education and to preserve the community's major investment.

 

In order to provide services that sufficiently support the educational program, the Board establishes as broad goals:

A.  To provide a physical environment for teaching and learning that is safe and pleasant for pupils, staff, and public;

B.  To provide safe transportation for eligible pupils;

C.  To make nutritious meals available to pupils;

D.  To provide resources, facilities and assistance to meet the needs of the educational program as they develop.

 

Long‑range Plans

In compliance with law, the Superintendent will develop a five‑year comprehensive maintenance plan.  The Board will review this plan, and the district's long‑range facilities plan annually, and will revise them as necessary with the advice of the Superintendent.

 

 

Date:  October 8, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CONCEPTS AND ROLES IN BUSINESS AND                           POLICY 3000/3010

   NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS;

   GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

 

 

Legal References:   N.J.S.A.  2C:30‑4                  Disbursement of public moneys or incurrence of obligations in excess of appropriation and limit of expenditure

                              N.J.S.A.  18A:4‑14               Uniform system of bookkeeping for school districts

                              N.J.S.A.  18A:17‑14.1          through ‑14.3       Appointment of school business administrator; may act as secretary; duties, etc. ...

                              N.J.S.A.  18A:17-24.1          Superintendents and school business administrators shared by two or more school districts; approval

                              N.J.S.A.  18A:18A-1 et seq.  Public School Contracts Law

                              N.J.S.A.  18A:20-1 et seq.   Acquisition and Disposition of Property    

                              N.J.S.A.  18A::33-1 et seq.   Facilities in general

                              N.J.S.A.  18A::39-1 et seq.   Transportation to and from schools

                              N.J.S.A.  40:8A-1 et seq.      Inter-local Services Act

                              N.J.A.C.  2:36-1.1 et seq.     Child Nutrition Programs

                              N.J.A.C.  6:11‑9.1 et seq.     Requirements for administrative certification

 

                              See particularly:

                              N.J.A.C.  6:11‑9.1, ‑9.2,

                                               3(d), ‑9.7

                              N.J.A.C.  6A:23-1.1et seq.    Finance and Business Services

                              N.J.A.C.  6A:26-1.1et seq.    Educational Facilities

                              N.J.A.C.  6A:27-1.1et seq.    Student Transportation

 

 

Cross References:   3100                                   Budget planning, preparation and adoption

                              3200 series                         Income

                              3300 series                         Expenditures/expending authority

                              3400 series                         Accounts

                              3500                                   Non-instructional operations

                              3510                                   Operation and maintenance of plant

                              3530                                   Insurance management

                              3541 series                         Transportation

                              3542 series                         Food  service

                              3543 series                         Office services

                              3570 series                         District records and reports

                              3600                                   Evaluation of business and non-instructional operations

                              7110                                   Long-range facilities planning                             

                              9123/9124                           Appointment of Board secretary; appointment of business official

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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