Candidates for appointment or election
to the board shall be urged to attend public meetings of the board. All public
information about the school system shall be made available to them.
Additionally, the board directs
the superintendent to cooperate impartially with all candidates in providing
them with information about school governance, board operations and school
programs. Information to board candidates may include;
A.
Notifying the candidate of open meetings of the board, accompanied with
an agenda;
B. Meeting
with the candidate to provide background information on the school system and
board service and/or arranging such other candidate orientation sessions as the
candidate may reasonably request;
C. Providing
each candidate with access to publications of the district, materials from the
Washington State School Directors' Association, the official minutes of board
meetings and the district policy manual;
D. Reviewing
the district budget and related fiscal documents; and
E. Providing
each candidate with information regarding the Public Disclosure Act.
Date: January, 2005