Board Policies
Yukon Public Schools Board Policies can be found below by accessing the OSSBA Assemble Meetings online service. YPS Board Policies are categorized into 5 policy areas lettered A through G. Once you open the Assemble Meetings app for Yukon Public Schools you may use the search function at the top of the application page if you are looking for specific policy information or any information from current and past board agendas and minutes.
What is a Board Policy?
Board policies are statements which set forth the purposes and prescribe in general terms the organization and program of a school system. They create a framework within which the superintendent and staff can discharge their assigned duties with positive direction. They tell what is wanted.
Policy is:
A guideline adopted by the board to chart a course of action
What is wanted or not wanted
May also include "why" and "how much"
Broad enough to allow administrative discretion/specific enough to give clear guidance
Policy is not:
Detailed direction
Restatements or paraphrases of state or federal law
Forms, job descriptions, etc.
Board Policy Manual - Online
Yukon Public Schools board policies and administrative regulations can be viewed and printed from the Oklahoma State School Board Association's (OSSBA) Assemble Meetings online service. Policies and regulations are continuously updated based on changes in legislation and the law.
What is an Administrative Regulation (R)?
Administrative regulations are detailed directions developed by the superintendent and administrative staff to put policy into practice. They tell how, by whom, where and when things are to be done.
An Administrative Regulation:
Provides the details for carrying out policy and enforcing it
Sets forth specific requirements
May list do's and don'ts
May include step by step procedures
May assign specific responsibility
An administrative regulation is sometimes accompanied by an Exhibit (E) which provides more specific detail as either a form or specific procedure.