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4000 Public Information Program
The district shall strive to maintain effective two-way communication channels with the public. Such channels shall enable the Board and staff to interpret the schools' performances and needs to the community and provide a means for citizens to express their needs and expectations to the Board and staff. The Superintendent shall establish and maintain a […]
View4010 Staff Communications Responsibilities
Staff share the responsibility for communicating and interpreting the district mission, its policies, programs, goals and objectives to members of the community. Staff shall perform their services and functions to the best of their ability and communicate with members of the community, parents, students and other staff in a sincere, courteous and considerate manner. Staff […]
View4020 Confidential Communications
The Board recognizes that school staff must exercise a delicate balance regarding the treatment of information that was revealed in confidence. A staff member may, in their professional judgment, treat information received from a student as confidential while at other times be required to disclose what was learned to the school administration, law enforcement officers […]
View4040 Public Access to District Records
Full access to information concerning the administration and operations of the district shall be afforded to the public as provided by the Public Records Act (Chapter 42.56 RCW), mindful of the right of individuals to privacy and of the desirability of efficient administration of the district. The Superintendent is authorized to develop procedures to implement […]
View4060 Distribution of Information
Sending Information Home with Students Items from these sources may be sent home with students: Officially approved district materials, or those official materials generated within a school building. Official school parent group materials Monthly bulletins, newsletters, and notices, such as a school newspaper or Parent-Teacher-Student Association newsletter Items pertaining to fundraising activities Information from non-profit […]
View4070 Archives and Records Management
It is the policy of the Seattle School Board to: Provide for the efficient and economical control over the creation, organization, maintenance and disposition of electronic, film, and paper records in accordance with district policy and applicable state and federal laws; Collect, catalog, preserve, and interpret objects, manuscripts, photographs, artifacts, and other materials belonging to the […]
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