0122 - BOARD POWERS
The District shall have all of the rights, powers, and duties expressly stated in statute; may exercise a power implied or incident to any power expressly stated in statute; and, except as provided by law, may exercise a power incidental or appropriate to the performance of any function related to the operation of the District in the interests of public elementary and secondary education in the District, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
Educating Students. In addition to educating students in grades K- 12, this function may include the operation of preschool, lifelong education, adult education, community education, training, enrichment, and recreation programs for other persons.
Providing for the safety and welfare of students while at school or at a school-sponsored activity or while en route to or from school or a school-sponsored activity.
Acquiring, constructing, maintaining, repairing, renovating, disposing of, or conveying school property, facilities, equipment, technology, or furnishings.
Hiring, contracting for, scheduling, supervising, or terminating employees, independent contractors, and others to carry out District powers.
Receiving, accounting for, investing, or expending District money; borrowing money and pledging District funds for repayment; and qualifying for State-School Aid and other public or private money from local, regional, State, or Federal sources.
The District may enter into agreements or cooperative arrangements with other entities, public or private, or join organizations as part of performing the functions of the School District.
The District is a body corporate and shall be governed by a school board. An act of this Board of Education is not valid unless approved, at a meeting of the Board, by a majority vote of the members lawfully serving on the Board.
The Board may submit to the school electors a question that is within the scope of the powers of the school electors and that the Board considers proper for the management of the School system or the advancement of education in the School District. Upon the adoption of a question by the Board, the Board shall submit the question to the school electors by complying with Michigan election law (M.C.L. 168.312).
The Board shall adopt bylaws. These bylaws may establish or change Board procedures, the number of Board officers, titles and duties of Board officers, and any other matter related to the effective and efficient functioning of the Board.
The Board has authority, based on statute, to make decisions regarding the following subjects without resort to prior bargaining:
the policyholder of an employee group insurance benefit
the starting day for the school year and the amount of student contact time to receive full State school aid
the composition of the District's school-improvement committees established under M.C.L. 380.1277
the decision whether or not to have inter-district and intra-district open-enrollment opportunities
the decision whether or not to permit authorization of charter schools (public school academies)
use of volunteers
decisions regarding the use of experimental or pilot programs including staffing, use of technology, provision of the technology, and the impact on individual staff members or a bargaining unit
compensation or reimbursement of a staff member for monetary penalties imposed on the staff member under the Public Employment Relations Act
insertion of statutorily required emergency manager language into all collective bargaining agreements
Revised 6/10/13
Revised 12/10/18
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