OSBA policy services offers several levels of assistance, ranging from Basic to Premium service. Experienced OSBA policy consultants assist boards of education in developing and updating their school board policy manuals. The policy consultants are supported by the expertise of OSBA’s legal, legislative, labor relations and management staff.
- OSBA policy services offers various types of expert guidance, depending on your district’s needs, using local input and materials.
- OSBA policies are reviewed and supported by our legal, legislative, labor relations and other management services staff.
- OSBA policy services approaches the process from the board’s point of view, ensuring complete board control.
- OSBA consultants are available for meetings in the district and by telephone.
- OSBA provides the highest quality service at a competitive rate.
- Every district should have a well-organized, comprehensive and usable policy manual
Services at a glance
Premium service
- designed for policy development by district staff and on-site consultation
- review of current policy manual; Ohio Policy Service Manual; all collective bargaining agreements; all student, parent, staff handbooks and three years of board meeting minutes
- legally required regulations
- Policy Development Quarterly (PDQ), a quarterly newsletter containing sample policies, as well as articles on new and revised laws, rules and regulations that have policy implications
Standard service
- designed for policy development by district staff with on-site consultation
- review of Ohio Policy Service Manual; collective bargaining agreements and one student handbook per building level
- legally required regulations
- PDQ and sample policies
Basic service
- designed for policy development by district staff
- Ohio Policy Reference Manual and CD-ROM; PDQ; sample policies and telephone consultation
Update service
- review and edit district’s policy additions and changes and enter into its current manual
- available to districts that have completed either the Standard or Premium services
- PDQ, sample policies and telephone consultation
Review service
- review and revise current policy manual with on-site consultation
- available to districts that have completed either the Standard or Premium services within the last five years
- PDQ and sample policies
Policy information service
- one-year subscription to PDQ
Online service
- Web-based policy conversion
- available to OSBA and non-OSBA policy clients
- conversion of policy manual to online database, highlighted key word text search, and links to legal and cross references
- one year of hosting
- PDQ and database updates
- also available: update service/Web site revisions, hosting of policy database, supplementary document conversions and re-coding of non-OSBA policy manuals
For more detailed information, contact OSBA’s policy services department at (614) 540-4000 or (800) 589-OSBA.
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